Anonymous wrote:Love it. Not to throw a wrench, but there is also a third pronunciation--Cha-vi-ayr. nn Chavi. This is the Catalan pronunciation though, so while I love a little Chavi, I doubt you'll get many people stumbling on this one.

As a teacher I’ve had to Xaviers (both EX-avier), one black one white and oddly in the same class (2009?).

My husband’s latino cousin is Xavier (HAAV ier).

A friend’s latino/white son is Xavi (chavi).

I personally don’t love the name, but do love that it transcends many borders!

Your husband thinks it's "a little out there"???? Are you not Latino? It'd be a little weird to use if you're not. I love this name. A friend just gave his son this middle name.

Yup, love it.

Anonymous wrote:So I'm kind of obsessed with this name. I just learned it and it is so cool and multicultural. I like the Spanish pronunciation but since we're not a Latinx family would probably go with the Zay-vier pronunciation.

Since it's 2020 now, DCUM do you have any new thoughts to add?

Wut.

It was our boy name. Still is, if I can convince DH to go for a second. I love it.

So I'm kind of obsessed with this name. I just learned it and it is so cool and multicultural. I like the Spanish pronunciation but since we're not a Latinx family would probably go with the Zay-vier pronunciation.

Since it's 2020 now, DCUM do you have any new thoughts to add?

Francis Xavier is zay-vee-uhr. Not X-zay-vee-uhr.

I think it's Charles eX because X-Men sounds cool. That's it.

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Anonymous wrote:Love it. It was our boy name (didn’t know the sex beforehand and had a girl). People will be confused about pronunciation, though: Zavier or Ex-zavier. (Correct answer: Zavier)

It’s more popular in AA families, and that matters to some people.

I had no clue. I've only heard the EX avier pronunciation.

DP. I have also only heard Ex-eh-vee-uhr.

Xavier University, and St. Francis Xavier, are specifically Zay-vee-er. Which, phonetically, makes sense. You wouldn't say ex-ylophone, or Ex-erxes. Or even Ex-anax. In English, X at the beginning of a word says /z/.

But Charles Xavier is ex-avier. It's not the /z/-Men, dammit!

Isn't that because Charles end in an 's'? Same with Francis Xavier. Otherwise pronounced z.

Your argument appears to be with the previous PP, not me.

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Anonymous wrote:Love it. It was our boy name (didn’t know the sex beforehand and had a girl). People will be confused about pronunciation, though: Zavier or Ex-zavier. (Correct answer: Zavier)

It’s more popular in AA families, and that matters to some people.

I had no clue. I've only heard the EX avier pronunciation.

DP. I have also only heard Ex-eh-vee-uhr.

Xavier University, and St. Francis Xavier, are specifically Zay-vee-er. Which, phonetically, makes sense. You wouldn't say ex-ylophone, or Ex-erxes. Or even Ex-anax. In English, X at the beginning of a word says /z/.

But Charles Xavier is ex-avier. It's not the /z/-Men, dammit!

Isn't that because Charles end in an 's'? Same with Francis Xavier. Otherwise pronounced z.

Anonymous wrote:Love it. Not to throw a wrench, but there is also a third pronunciation--Cha-vi-ayr. nn Chavi. This is the Catalan pronunciation though, so while I love a little Chavi, I doubt you'll get many people stumbling on this one.

this was our choice if we had had a boy!

People will mispronounce it “ex-ay-vee-er”. Other than that, it’s ok. It’s pretty trendy, of course, but it’s not made up or misspelled, so...yay.

Well, OP, I guess your answer is that Xavier is a solid name but get ready to correct others' pronunciation of it!