Javier (name)

Javier (name)

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Javier is the Spanish version of the masculine name Xabier in Galician and Basque, Xavier in French, Portuguese, Catalan and English. The name has Basque roots, etymologically originating in the word "exaberri" ("etxe berri" in standard spelling, meaning "new house"). It has been phonetically influenced by Latin and has evolved along with other Castilian words. Other variations of this name includes Xaverius, Xaver, Xever, Saverio, Giaffar, and Jaffar. The feminine Javiera, Saveria, Zaviera, and Saverina are less common.

"Etxebarri", "Chávarri", "Etxeberria" are other versions of the word, used as surnames.

Its diffusion may be due mainly to the castle of Javier in Navarre, Spain. The Jesuit priest and missionary Saint Francis Xavier ( _es. San Francisco Javier) was a member of the local noble family and when he was canonized, places and people were named after him which popularized the name.

Contemporary use of the name Javier is commonly found in Spain and Latin American countries where the name is popular.

From Exaberri to Javier

*Loss of the initial e
*Loss of the ending i
*Middle, accentuated, e became the diphthongized form ie
*Old Spanish X was pronounced as in Basque, like an English SH /IPA|ʃ/. Old Spanish /IPA|ʃ/ then merged with J (then pronounced the English and later the French way) into /x/, which is now spelled J and pronounced like Scottish or German ch.

Portuguese kept the pronunciation of "x" as the English "sh". Therefore, in Portuguese the name is still spelled Xavier and maintains the original "sh" pronunciation.

People unfamiliar with the form Xavier, when faced with reading it, have sometimes resorted to pronouncing it "ex-avier", though one would have expected its pronunciation as one would pronounce the word "xylophone" to have offered a more reasonable solution. This has resulted in some popular fictional Xaviers getting saddled with the "Ex-avier" pronunciation, as with Charles Xavier, leader of the fictional X-Men.

Compare with the evolution of the placename "Ilunberri" to Lumbier.

Municipalities and towns

*Javier, Spain, a town and municipality in Spain.
*Etxebarri, Biscay, Spain.
*Etxebarria, Biscay, Spain.
*Etcheverry, a French variant.
*Chávarri, Echevarría, Echeverría, Spanish variants.
*San Javier, a Spanish language reference to Saint Francis Xavier. A town and municipality in Latin America.
*Javier, Leyte, Philippines

ee also

*Chauna chavaria, a bird named after one Chávarri.
*Xavier (name)

External links

*http://www.medievalscotland.org/problem/names/xavier.shtml


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