Xaver
[ˈzævər]Meaning
German form of Xavier
Background Story
Xaver is the German form of Xavier. The name goes back to the 16th-century Navarrese Roman Catholic saint Francis Xavier, and the German form comes from Spanish Xavier, an older spelling of Javier. Xaver is recorded as a name in Basque, Catalan, Corsican, English, French, Galician, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish, and Xabier is a related form.
Variations
Xavier, Xavierre
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