Xavier

[ zey-vee-er, zav-ee-, zey-vyer ]

noun
  1. Saint Francis Francisco Javier; "the Apostle of the Indies", 1506–52, Spanish Jesuit missionary, especially in India and Japan.

  2. a male given name: from an Arabic word meaning “bright.”

Other words from Xavier

  • Xa·ve·ri·an [zey-veer-ee-uhn, za-], /zeɪˈvɪər i ən, zæ-/, adjective

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Xavier

/ (ˈzeɪvɪə, ˈzæv-, Spanish xaˈβjɛr) /


noun
  1. Saint Francis, known as the Apostle of the Indies. 1506–52, Spanish missionary, who was a founding member of the Jesuit society (1534) and later preached in Goa, Ceylon, the East Indies, and Japan. Feast day: Dec 3

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