Xavery
Basque · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Xavery
The name 'Xavery' is a variant of 'Xavier', meaning "new house" or "bright," derived from the Basque place name Etxeberria (etxe "house" + berri "new").
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Etymology
The name 'Xavery' is a variant of 'Xavier', meaning "new house" or "bright," derived from the Basque place name Etxeberria (etxe "house" + berri "new"). It is primarily used in Christian cultures, especially Catholic contexts, in honor of St. Francis Xavier, the 16th-century Spanish missionary to Asia.
Xavery currently ranks #4,632 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2014.
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