Xavier (surname)

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This article is about the name Xavier. For other uses, see Xavier (disambiguation).

Xavier (/ˈzeɪviər, ˈseɪ-, ˈzævieɪ/, Catalan: [ʃəβiˈe, ʃaviˈeɾ], Galician: [ʃaˈβjeɾ], Portuguese: [ʃɐviˈɛɾ], French: [gzavje]; Spanish: Javier [xaˈβjeɾ]; Basque: Xabier [ʃaβier])[1] is a masculine given name also used as a 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
  • Chica Xavier (1932–2020), Brazilian actress and producer
  • Chico Xavier (1910–2002), Brazilian medium
  • Dezmond Xavier (born 1994), American professional wrestler
  • 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
  • Jaime Xavier (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
  • Jeff Xavier (born 1985), Cape Verdean American basketball player
  • John Xavier, stage name of American professional wrestler John Jirus
  • Jorge Barreto Xavier (born 1965), Portuguese cultural manager, university professor, and politician
  • Leonardo Xavier (born 1976), Brazilian martial artist
  • Llewellyn Xavier (born 1945), Saint Lucian artist
  • Marcos Ferreira Xavier (born 1982), Brazilian-Azerbaijani footballer
  • Margaret Lin Xavier (1898–1932), Thai physician
  • 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

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Pronunciation of Xavier
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