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Xavier.

a male given name from Basque, equivalent to English Xavier

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

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name/ʃa.viˈɛʁ/Brazil[ʃa.viˈɛh]Brazil/ʃaˈvjɛʁ/Brazil[ʃaˈvjɛh]Brazil

  1. a male given name from Basque, equivalent to English Xavier

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Basque *etse Basque etseder. Basque etxe Proto-Basque *beRi Basque berri Basque Xabierbor. Spanish Xavierbor. Portuguese Xavier From the toponymic surname of a Spanish saint, from Basque Xabier. See Xavier for more.

name/ʃa.viˈɛʁ/Brazil[ʃa.viˈɛh]Brazil/ʃaˈvjɛʁ/Brazil[ʃaˈvjɛh]Brazil

  1. a surname transferred from the given name

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Basque *etse Basque etseder. Basque etxe Proto-Basque *beRi Basque berri Basque Xabierbor. Spanish Xavierbor. Portuguese Xavier From the toponymic surname of a Spanish saint, from Basque Xabier. See Xavier for more.

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