Meaning & Story
From the Basque place name Etxeberria, Xavier is associated with St. Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Jesuit order and one of the great Christian missionaries of the 16th century. The X beginning gives it instant distinction.
Xavier starts with an X, which gives it an immediate visual and auditory distinction. The name belongs to St. Francis Xavier, who carried Christianity to Asia with remarkable energy, and to Professor Charles Xavier of the X-Men — the telepathic visionary who founded a school for mutants. On a pet, Xavier suits an animal with a notably intelligent, dignified presence: the one who seems to understand everything being said and is making considered decisions about how to respond.