# Xavier

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈzæv.i.eɪ/ · frequency rank #15,310

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
2. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], found chiefly among people of Spanish and Portuguese descent.
3. Any of various notable people with this name as given name or surname, especially Saint Francis Xavier, a Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552).

## Etymology
Toponymic surname of a 16th-century saint born in the Kingdom of Navarre, Francis de Xavier, from a place name in the Kingdom of Navarre, originally from Basque Xabier. Doublet of Echeverría.

## Easily confused with
- **Xander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/xander-vs-xavier)

## Common misspellings (8)
`axvier`, `xaiver`, `xaveir`, `xavierr`, `xavire`, `xavvier`, `xvaier`, `xxavier`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/xavier