Xavier \x(a)-vier\ as a boy's name is pronounced ecks-ZAY-vee-er, ZAY-vee-er. It is of Spanish, Arabic and Basque origin, and the meaning of Xavier is "bright; splendid; new house". Saint Francis Xavier was a 16th-century Jesuit missionary who took Christianity to the East Indies and Japan. Band leader Xavier Cugat; baseball player Javier Lopez.
Xavier has 8 variant forms: Javier, Saviero, Savion, Savyon, Xaviell, Xayvion, Xever and Zavier.
For more information, see also the related name Salvador.