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Javier (pronounced [xaˈβjeɾ]) is the Spanish spelling of the masculine name Xavier.
The name derives from the Catholic Saint called Francis de Xavier, where Xavier refers to the saint's birthplace. This birthplace name, in turn, has Basque roots, etymologically originating in the word etxaberri (etxe berri in standard spelling, meaning "new house"). The original place name went through a Romance phonetic change in Navarro-Aragonese, a Romance language spoken in the neighbouring Romanzado (cf. Leire) from the Early Middle Ages. Like examples can be found in Irunberri > Lumbier, Erronkari > Roncal. It was later borrowed by Castilian. Other variations of this name include Xaverius, Xever, Javiero, and Saverio. The feminine Javiera, Saveria, Zaviera, and Saverina are less common.
Etxeberria, Echeverría, Echevarría, Etxebarri, Chávarri are Basque surnames related to the name by etymology.
Its diffusion is due to the fame of Jesuit priest and missionary Saint Francis Xavier (Spanish: San Francisco Javier). When he was canonized, places and people were named after him, which popularized the name.
Contemporary use of the name Javier is found in Spain, Equatorial Guinea and Latin American countries, where it is popular.

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German form of Xavier: new house.

Xavier, Xavi, Javier, Javi

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Xaver Hutter	1976	Austrian actor
2	Xaver Scharwenka	1850	German pianist, composer and teacher
3	Xavér Varnus	1964	Musician
4	Xaver Hohenleiter	1788	German criminal
5	Xaver Schlager	1997
6	Xaver Zembrod	1966	German association football player
7	Xaver Terofal	1862	German actor
8	Xaver Schwarzenberger	1946	Austrian cinematographer and film director
9	Xaver Jung	1962	German politician
10	Xaver Unsinn	1929	German ice hockey player
11	Franz Xaver Fuhr	1898	German painter
12	Xaver Marnitz	1855
13	Chris Xaver	1966	American television and radio personality
14	Xaver Paul Thoma	1953	German composer and music educator
15	Xaver Frick	1913	Liechtenstein sportsman
16	Xaver Hoffmann	1974
17	Xaver Knaup	1893	German politician
18	Xaver Hörmann	1910	Canoe racer
19	Xaver Imfeld	1853	Swiss engineer
20	Xaver Strauß	1910	German merchant
21	Xaver Affentranger	1897	Ski jumper and Nordic combined skier
22	Xaver Kurmann	1948	Racing cyclist
23	Xaver Bayer	1977	Austrian author
24	Xaver Hafer	1915	German university teacher (1915-2003)
25	Xaver Bernauer	1768
26	Jacobus Xaverius Ticinus	1656
27	Xaver Gmelch	1899
28	Xaver Edmund Karl von Mellenthin	1827
29	Xaver Wolf	1937	German politician
30	Xaver Hirschauer	1888	German politician
31	Xaver Bittl	1915	German soldier and Knight's Cross recipient
32	Xaver Karl	1892	German politician
33	Xaver Höger	1930	German athletics competitor
34	Xaver Steifensand	1809
35	Xaver Mayer	1881
36	Xaver Reichmuth	1931	Swiss politician
37	Xaver Muther	1890	Austrian politician
38	Xaver Kraus	1934	German biathlete
39	Xaver Ernst	1902	German politician
40	Xaver Joseph Nessel	1834	French politician
41	Xaver von Segesser von Brunegg	1814	Swiss architect
42	Xaver Kugler	1922	German journalist
43	Xaver Schleich	1921	German politician
44	Xaver Stöckli	1888	Swiss politician
45	Xaver Seidemann	1781
46	Xaver Senft	1919	German politician
47	Xaver Stalder	1868	Swiss politician
48	Xaver Widmeier	1890	German politician
49	Xaver Hartmann	1800	German farmer
50	Xaver Fischer	1837	Swiss theologian (1837-1921)
51	Xaver Švanda	1915
52	Xaver Antonín Falk	1759
53	Xaver Beilhack		German officer in world War II
54	Xaver Dvořák	1858	Czech poet and writer
55	Xaver Kutílek	1846