Spanish · Basque

Javier

Pronounced hah-VYAIRShare

Meaning: New house, through Xavier

  • Boy
  • Familiar
  • 2 syllables

The story

The Spanish form of Xavier, whose source is a Basque place name. Its use in Spanish does not make the underlying words Spanish: the new-house elements are Basque.

Nicknames

  • Javi

Spellings & variants

Popularity

Familiar

In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.

Lower in the latest US rankings

Style

Origins

Javier comes from Spanish and Basque.

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