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Javier (pronounced: [xaˈβjer]) is the Spanish spelling of the masculine name Xavier.The name derives from the Catholic Saint called Francis de Xavier where Xavier refers to the saint’s birthplace. This birthplace name in turn has Basque roots etymologically originating in the word etxaberri (etxe berri in standard spelling meaning new house). The original place name went through a Romance phonetic change in Navarro-Aragonese a Romance language spoken in the neighbouring Romanzado (cf.
