Javier

Javier is a Spanish given name derived from the Basque place name Etxeberria, meaning new house, which was the ancestral home of the 16th-century Jesuit missionary Saint Francis Xavier. The saint's widespread veneration throughout the Catholic world made his surname a popular given name across Spanish-speaking countries. Xavier is the direct cognate used in English, Portuguese, and other European languages, while Xabier is the Basque form.