Xzavier

Xzavier is a modern English respelling of Xavier, itself derived from the Basque place name Etxeberria, meaning new house. The name gained widespread use as a given name through the Spanish Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier, a co-founder of the Society of Jesus in the sixteenth century. The altered spelling reflects a contemporary trend of using the letter X to give familiar names a distinctive visual style. Related forms include Xavier, Javier, and Saverio.