Javier
Spanish · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Javier
The name Javier derives from the Basque place name Etxaberri (meaning "new house"), which became Latinized as Xaverius and eventually Javier in Spanish; it means "new house" or "new dwelling." The name gained prominence through Saint Francis Xavier, a Spanish Jesuit missionary of the 16th century, and is primarily used in Spanish-speaking and Catholic Christian communities.
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Etymology
The name Javier derives from the Basque place name Etxaberri (meaning "new house"), which became Latinized as Xaverius and eventually Javier in Spanish; it means "new house" or "new dwelling." The name gained prominence through Saint Francis Xavier, a Spanish Jesuit missionary of the 16th century, and is primarily used in Spanish-speaking and Catholic Christian communities.
Javier currently ranks #274 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2001.
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