Xavier (surname)

Xavier (/ˈzeɪviər, ˈseɪ-, ˈzævieɪ/, Catalan: [ʃəβiˈe, ʃaviˈeɾ], Galician: [ʃaˈβjeɾ], Portuguese: [ʃɐviˈɛɾ], French: [gzavje]; Spanish: Javier [xaˈβjeɾ]; Basque: Xabier [ʃaβier])[1] is a Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Abel Xavier (born 1972), Portuguese footballer
• Anderson Conceição Xavier (born 1980), Brazilian footballer
• Arlene Xavier (born 1969), Brazilian volleyball player
• Asquith Xavier (1920–1980), British Railways worker
• 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
• Filipe Nery Xavier (1801–1875), Goan-Português administrator and historian
• St. Francis Xavier (1506–1552, born as Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta), 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 (1977–2020), 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 (1941–2017), Brazilian actor
• Phideaux Xavier (born 1963), American TV director and musician
• S. Xavier (1920–2009), Indian politician

Fictional

• Charles Xavier, founder of the superhero team known as the X-Men, which appear in books published by Marvel Comics.[2]

See also

• Javier (disambiguation)
• Javier (name)
• Xavier (given name)
• John Sevier

References

1. Pronunciation of Xavier
2. Sandel, Abby (26 January 2015). "Xavier: Baby Name of the Day". Appellation Mountain. Appellation Mountain. Retrieved 6 November 2023.