Javier Name Meaning & Origin
Javier
Pronunciation: khah-vee-AYR (key)
Origin of the name Javier:
Transferred use of the Spanish surname derived from the place-name Xavier in Navarre. The name, which is believed to be derived from the Basque Etcheberria (the new house), was originally borne in honor of St. Francis Xavier (1506 - 52), a famous Spanish missionary to Japan and the East Indies and the patron saint of missionaries in foreign lands.
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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"Francisco Javier" is a common combination, after St. Francis Xavier.
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Javi Americanization: Harvey
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The name has Basque roots, etymologically originating in the word exaberri (etxe berri in standard spelling, meaning "new house").
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