Xavier

专有名词
中文释义
英 /ˈzeɪ.vɪə/|/ˈzæv.ɪə/|/ɪɡˈzeɪ.vɪə/    美 /ˈzeɪ.vjɚ/|/ˈzeɪ.vi.ɚ/|/ɪɡˈzeɪ.vjɚ/|/ɪɡˈzeɪ.vi.ɚ/

英文释义

专有名词
  1. A male given name from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
    — "Full name please." "Maurice Xavier Wu." "Where did you get the Xavier?" "My father was a missionary," he said.
  2. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], found chiefly among people of Spanish and Portuguese descent.
    — A plaque commemorating the memory of British Rail guard Asquith Xavier, who broke the colour bar at Euston station in 1966, was unveiled at Chatham station on September 24.
  3. Any of various notable people with this name as given name or surname, especially Saint Francis Xavier, a Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552).

词源

Toponymic surname of a 16th-century saint born in the Kingdom of Navarre, Francis de Xavier, from a place name in the Kingdom of Navarre, originally from Basque Xabier. Doublet of Echeverría.
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