Xavier (surname)

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Xavier (/ˈzeɪvi.ər/, /ˈseɪvi.ər/; Catalan: [ʃəβiˈe, ʃəviˈe, ʃaβiˈe, ʃaviˈeɾ]; Galician: [ʃaˈβjeɾ]; Portuguese: [ʃɐviˈɛɾ]; French: [gzaˈvje]; 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

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