Comments (Pronunciation Only)
The IPA for French that is shown is adding an extra consonant in the beginning that just doesn't exist there. Not in the recording or in actual use.
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I think that the pronunciation of "ex-ZAY-vyer" is a modern phenomenon caused by people who were never taught that X is for xylophone and thus did not know how to pronounce the name. I have nothing against it though.
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I hear some people say (Ks-Ay-Vee-ur)
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I live in England and most people I know pronounce it the French way, or somewhat close to it. Like ZA-vee-ay.
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The name is also frequently spelled Xavier and pronounced like Javier (ha-vee-EHR) by bearers in the United States who have Latin American heritage.
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In English Xavier is pronounced "ZAY-vier". If it was "EG-ZAY-vier" it would be spelled Exavier.
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Behind the name says Zay-vyer but every time I’ve heard it in X-Men or here in the US it’s pronounced more like Eg-zay-vyer or Ek-zay-vyer. Very soft g or k. In elementary school I knew an Xavier.
If I have a son I want to use this as a middle name. It’s a great name and X is an awesome middle initial.
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If I have a son I want to use this as a middle name. It’s a great name and X is an awesome middle initial.
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I know there are multiple ways of pronunciation, but me, I like the "X" sound at the beginning. "Zaiver" sounds "flat" (to me.) So...I like X-a-vee-r Or Eg-Z-A-Vee-r. Because the "eg-z" and "X" are close in sound.
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As a USA born Latino American, the USA Spanish pronunciation of my name Xavier sounded like: “Sab-yehrrr” (trill the r),
And/or with the V sounding like a hard ‘b’ sound ("b grande"). Though due to the prominence of the other Spanish “Javier”, I answered to the same childhood nick-name “Xavi / Javi”, pronounced “Ha-Vee”. Mostly though, the nickname of my generation was “X-Man!”, based both on the retired basketball star Xavier McDaniel and of course the comic book “The Uncanny X-Men” and the main character Charles Xavier… I still prefer to use the French pronunciation whenever I travel through Europe and non English/Spanish speaking countries :)
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And/or with the V sounding like a hard ‘b’ sound ("b grande"). Though due to the prominence of the other Spanish “Javier”, I answered to the same childhood nick-name “Xavi / Javi”, pronounced “Ha-Vee”. Mostly though, the nickname of my generation was “X-Man!”, based both on the retired basketball star Xavier McDaniel and of course the comic book “The Uncanny X-Men” and the main character Charles Xavier… I still prefer to use the French pronunciation whenever I travel through Europe and non English/Spanish speaking countries :)
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One of my Spanish friends has Xavier as his name, and he pronounces it as SHA-Vee-Air.
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I pronounce the X. Otherwise why not just have a Z and be done with it? I like the X sound much better.
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It's pronouncer Sha-vee-EHR in Portuguese. [noted -ed]
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In Portuguese this name is pronounced "Sha-vee-air".
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ZAY-vee-ər? I'm an English speaker and I've only heard Xavier pronounced ZA-vee-ər.
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In Czech, Polish and Slovak, it's ksa-vee-AIR.
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The 'X' in Xavier (Xabier in Basque, like Xabi Alonso, the footplayer) is pronounced in Basque like 'SH' in English: Shabier.
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This is my name. I am very familiar with the difficulties English speakers have understanding this name because it was not popular when I was named. HERE'S HOW IT IS:
gzahv-YAY is the proper French pronunciation
hahv-YAIR is the proper Spanish pronunciation
ek-ZAYV-yuhr is the proper English pronunciation
English speakers will frequently mispronounce the name a dozen different ways and confuse it with many other names.
Now you've got it from the horse's mouth.
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gzahv-YAY is the proper French pronunciation
hahv-YAIR is the proper Spanish pronunciation
ek-ZAYV-yuhr is the proper English pronunciation
English speakers will frequently mispronounce the name a dozen different ways and confuse it with many other names.
Now you've got it from the horse's mouth.
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In Spanish, it's Ha-vee-AIR.
In English, it's "ZAY-vee-er".
And NEVER is it meant to be pronounced ek-SAY-vee-er, except maybe in French, a language I know little about.
That said, it's a rather tacky name and overused in alphabet books.
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In English, it's "ZAY-vee-er".
And NEVER is it meant to be pronounced ek-SAY-vee-er, except maybe in French, a language I know little about.
That said, it's a rather tacky name and overused in alphabet books.
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My husband is French and his son from his previous marriage, my stepson, is named Xavier. In French the pronunciation is eg-ZAH-vee-ay. It took my French teacher a full half hour to teach me to say it right because the American brain wants x's to sound like z's instead of "egz" -- that is, with a slight vowel sound at the start.
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Czech and Slovak pronunciation is "Ksaviur".
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The pronunciation for XAVIER in original languages such as Catalan, gives the initial X a sound as the English "Ch" or "Sh", and totally mutes the ending R.
cha-VYAY (Catalan)
Xavier Castellà www.uniweb.cl/xavier.castella
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cha-VYAY (Catalan)
Xavier Castellà www.uniweb.cl/xavier.castella
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Spanish speakers pronounce this name hah-VYAIR, and I think that is the best pronunciation.
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My son is called Xavier. We pronounce it as a flat zah-vee-ur, unlike any of the ones suggested here. Most people have never heard of it. We are Greek and it goes well with our surname.
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This name is pronounced "shuh-vee-ehr" in Portuguese.
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The Amharic pronounce it, Eg-za-be-er.
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