Xavier as a first name

[Anonymous]

I know two Xaviers. One black, one white

[Anonymous]

I’m AA and I think your husband is being ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Google says is of Basque origin. So not sure it’s African American.

I know an Asian kid named Xavier. And I knew a white Xavier when I was a kid.

[Anonymous]

I love it! Cute

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How would you pronounce it?

ZAYV-yer

[Anonymous]

My baby’s name is Xavier!

We are white and I didn’t know/don’t think of it as a Black name.

[Anonymous]

This is OP—thanks so much for everyone’s reactions (even those who don’t like the name or take my husband’s side). It seems like it really is a multi-ethnic name that DH and I have just encountered in very different contexts. I do like the name a lot and it has some sentimental meaning for me (my late grandpa’s middle name), but it’s not the only good name out there and probably not worth a big fight!

[Anonymous]

It's also Spanish. Hab ee er

[Anonymous]

Go for it! It's a great name. St. Francis Xavier.

[Anonymous]

What does the name mean? I never met a non black person named Ebony so as long as it doesn’t mean black in another language go ahead and use it

[Anonymous]

It doesn’t strike me as belonging to any particular ethnicity. The only Xavier I’ve run across is a caucasian, Irish-American, Catholic teenager.

[Anonymous]

I'm Irish Catholic, DH is black, our son is Xavier, and this thread is cracking me up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m Irish Catholic and there are a lot of. Xaviers as middle names in my family. I would like to use it as a first name for a ds. My husband claims that it would be appropriation to do so because Xavier as a first name is for African Americans only. Who is right?

No do not do this to your kid

I'm not exaggerating when I say folks on DCUM say this about EVERY single name that is posted. I seriously would like to know which names ARE widely liked amongst DCUMers. It's a completely normal (established, spelled correctly) name. The dramatics are crazy.

[Anonymous]

It’s a Hispanic/Latino name

[Anonymous]

Xavier is not of African or Black American origin. Just because a name becomes popular within a certain racial group/community does not mean that race owns the name.

Frankly, the whole cultural appropriation concept is getting out of control. A few weeks ago, I saw a poster on here state that it would be cultural appropriation for a WHITE American to use an obviously GERMAN or FRENCH name. People have lost the plot and gone full-blown psycho and illogical in their attempts to be sensitive.