Xavier (surname)
This article is about the name Xavier. For other uses, see Xavier (disambiguation).
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Xavier (/ˈzeɪvi.ər/, /ˈseɪvi.ər/; Catalan: [ʃəβiˈe, ʃəviˈe, ʃaβiˈe, ʃaviˈeɾ]; Galician: [ʃaˈβjeɾ]; Portuguese: [ʃɐviˈɛɾ]; French: [zavje]; Spanish: Javier [xaˈβjer]; Basque: Xabier [ʃaβiˈer])[1] is a masculine name.
Notable people named Xavier
Surname
- Abel Xavier (born 1972), Portuguese footballer
- Anderson Conceição Xavier (born 1980), Brazilian footballer
- Arlene Xavier (born 1969), Brazilian volleyball player
- Babi Xavier (born 1974), Brazilian actress, singer and television host
- Cleiton Ribeiro Xavier (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
- Chico Xavier (1910–2002), Brazilian medium
- Emanuel Xavier (born 1971), American author and activist
- St. Francis Xavier (1506–1552), Spanish Roman Catholic saint and co-founder of the Jesuit Order
- Frederico Burgel Xavier (born 1986), Brazilian footballer
- Herve Xavier Zengue known as Xavier (born 1984), Cameroonian footballer
- Irene Xavier, Malaysian women's rights activist
- Jeff Xavier (born 1985), Cape Verdean American basketball player
- John Xavier, stage name of American professional wrestler John Jirus
- Leonardo Xavier (born 1976), Brazilian martial artist
- Llewellyn Xavier (born 1945), Saint Lucian artist
- Marcos Ferreira Xavier (born 1982), Brazilian-Azerbaijani footballer
- Nelson Xavier (born 1941), Brazilian actor
- Phideaux Xavier, American TV director and musician
- S. Xavier (born 1920), Indian politician
Fictional
- Charles Xavier, founder of The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning
Given name
Further information: Xavier (given name)
References
- ↑ Pronunciation of Xavier, forvo.com.]
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