The given name Xavier (, , , , ; ; ) is a masculine name derived from the 16th-century Spanish Navarrese Roman Catholic Saint Francis Xavier.
Etymology
Xavier comes from the name of the Jesuit missionary saint Francis Xavier, where Xavier stands for his birthplace of Javier (Xabier in Basque; Xavier in Old Spanish) in the Kingdom of Navarre. The toponym is itself the romanization of the Basque place-name (and surname) etxe berri, meaning 'castle', 'new house' or 'new home'.
People
Arts
Xavier Abraham (born 1945), Spanish poet
Xavier Abril (1905–1990), Peruvian poet
Xavier Armange (born 1947), French writer and illustrator
Xavier Arsène-Henry (1919–2009), French modernist architect and urban planner
Xavier Atencio (1919–2017), American animator for The Walt Disney Company
Xavier Barbier de Montault (1830–1901), French liturgical writer
Xavier Blum Pinto (born 1957), Ecuadorian artist
Xavier Boniface Saintine (1798–1865), French dramatist and novelist
Xavier Cortada (born 1964), Cuban-American painter
Xavier Cugat (1900–1990), Spanish-Cuban bandleader
Xavier Davis (born 1971), American jazz pianist
Xavier de Planhol (1926–2016), French historical scholar
Xavier Dolan (born 1989), Canadian actor and filmmaker
Xavier Fagnon (born 1972), French voice actor
Xavier Forneret (1809–1884), French poet, playwright and writer
Xavier Fourcade (1926–1987), French American art dealer
Xavier Herbert (1901–1984), Australian writer
Xavier Martinez (1869–1943), American artist of Mexican descent
Xavier Naidoo (born 1971), German singer-songwriter
Xavier Rudd (born 1978), Australian singer-songwriter
Xavier Samuel (born 1983), Australian actor
Law, military and politics
Xavier Albertini (born 1971), French politician
Xavier Becerra (born 1958), American Democrat
Xavier Bertrand (born 1965), French politician
Xavier Bettel (born 1973), Luxembourgian politician
Xavier Bout de Marnhac (born 1951), French military general
Xavier Brasseur (1865–1912), Luxembourgian politician
Xavier Breton (born 1962), French politician
Xavier Connor (1917–2005), Australian judge
Xavier Coppolani (1866–1905), French military leader
Xavier Darcos (born 1947), French politician
Xavier, Duke of Parma and Piacenza (1889–1977), pretender to the defunct throne of Parma, and Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain Xavier de Magallon (1866–1956), French poet, translator and politician Xavier Espot Zamora (born 1979), Andorran politician and current prime minister of Andorra