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Boys Named Xavier
This chart illustrates how many Boys were named Xavier in the U.S. since 1880.
Records indicate that at least 82,920 boys have been named Xavier since 1880 in the United States.
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User Comments about the name Xavier
Comment left Nov 17, 2009: "Sorry, but if you are named Xavier, and pronounce it "Ex-Zavier," your parents gave you a name they didn't know how to pronounce." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Nov 01, 2009: "Our son's middle name is Xavier. It is pronounced Zavier. People who say X-Zavier probably say X-ylophone which is also wrong. The only time X should be pronounced as Ex at the start of a word is when it is hyphenated - eg. X-ray. The name is Xavier, not X-avier." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Aug 20, 2009: "Our son is Xavier but people constantly start it with a Z even family member and he is now 5. He corrects people saying X av ier is my name. His 3 year old brother calls him Xavie. Our surname is Roberts hence he was given a couple cabbage patch dolls which have his name on their bums when he was born." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Aug 18, 2009: "My name is Xavier and my life has been hell!! I'm a bully magnet with this stupid name in America. I will change it when I'm 21!" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Aug 17, 2009: "Im sorry I just dont think that a name should start with the letter X....." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Aug 09, 2009: "We named our son Xavier (and pronounce with 'Z'). We love the name as it works in both french and english. We've had mixed reactions from friends and family but are confident that our baby boy will love this name growing up." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Jul 19, 2009: "It's my name and I hate Zavier. Sorry guys but I like the X sound and it bothers me when people say it with a Z." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left May 19, 2009: "Great name. Its got to be Xavier (ZAVEYE) but ZAYVIE is also cool. Not sure about EXAVIER as it sounds sci-fi. Reality is that this is a cool name." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left May 08, 2009: "My son's name is Xavier. We chose it since I am Aussie and my husband is Peruvian because it was the only boy's name we could agree on that would work in Australia and Peru. I love it because it is unusual, without being pretencious and it sounds strong. I pronounce it Zay-vee-er, my husband pronounces it sar-vee-er and lots of people call him Javier. He answers to all three, but not to ecs-say-vee-er." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Apr 26, 2009: "Actually I think it's originally a Spanish name meaning "New House" ..
My name is Xavier and in France we pronounce it GZavier (like the same G as in goal + Zavier) so it's difficult to say in English..." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Apr 25, 2009: "My name is Xavier but I pronounce it the Spanish variant "Javier."" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Apr 10, 2009: "This is a great name no matter how you pronounce it! Say it how ever you want and which ever way you like. There is no right or wrong way!" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Mar 29, 2009: "I am Spanish and my brother's name is Javier, pronounced Ha Vee Er, althoigh we always call him Javi (Ha Vee) I think it is a very nice name, I prefer the spanish version. And actually it is not a french name, it doesn't come from latin languages but from Basque language." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Mar 28, 2009: "We named our son Xavier. We pronounce it "Zay-Vee-Er" as we understand that this is the classic pronounciation. I also think it rolls off the tongue better.
I have to admit, however, that my initial exposure (and attraction) to the name began with those who pronounced it "Ex-Zay-Vee-Er" (e.g., Professor Xavier from the X-Men, Xavier McDaniel from the Seattle Supersonics).
Also, my grandmother's name is Frances, so I like to think that his name works as an indirect tribute to her as well (Frances = Francis Xavier = Xavier)." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Mar 15, 2009: "Its originally a french name and the pronunciation is za-vee-yay or Sa Vee Aye. The americans pronounce it X-a-vee-er. Which i think is wrong. W all know how the English pronounce the letter X and nothing is wrong with that but i cant understand why the American pronunciation is like that i it. My surname is Xavier and i za-vee-yay, Jus as my father and his fathers father fathers father well u get my point. Wish the americans would stop butchering my name :) thnx" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Mar 09, 2009: "My parents named my younger brother Francis Xavier. For 50 years I pronounced it "X-Zavier". Never gave it any thought until I moved to Cincinnati. Here there is an Xavier University and St. Xavier High School. Everyone here says "Zavier" and said I mispronounce it. I thought they were dead wrong and ignored them (figuring it was some Ohioan speech defect). Now that our son is about to attend the high school, I finally researched it. They were right. It is correctly pronounced "Zavier". I was the one with the defect!" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Feb 17, 2009: "i have a daughter and her name is Xaviera
shes beautiful , and its pronounce zaviera" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Feb 09, 2009: "i know a guy mame xavier he was my friend in summer school and besides xavier sounds like a preety name" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Nov 07, 2008: "We named our son X-a-vee-er. My husband and I looked up so many boy names and could not find any that we really liked. Months later I remembered my favorite dolls were created by Xavier Roberts. I liked that name when I was six and I absolutely LOVE this name. I like all the different ways of pronouncing it." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Nov 04, 2008: "In Arabic, the letter 'v' does not exist, so am not sure that the origin cited here is correct." (Report as inappropriate)
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