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Att. Lumia and other Spaniards! XAVIER/JAVIER
I understand that XAVIER and Javier are interchangeable and pronounced the same way in Spanish. Obviously there aren't any Spanish vocabulary words starting in an X nowadays (only loan words from Greek). Was there a similar interchangeability between X and J in former days in Spanish? Or isn't X a Spanish letter at all? All the books say, the name Xavier/Javier goes back to a Basque word (or two rather), so maybe all this appears in Basque only?
Bring light into my darkness!Andy ;—)
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Att. Lumia and other Spaniards! XAVIER/JAVIER  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  11/15/2005, 9:44 AM
Re: Att. Lumia and other Spaniards! XAVIER/JAVIER  ·  Eva  ·  11/15/2005, 10:31 AM
Thanks for the time being! (nt)  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  11/15/2005, 11:55 AM
Pronunciation remarks  ·  Lumia  ·  11/15/2005, 1:04 PM
Re: Att. Lumia and other Spaniards! XAVIER/JAVIER  ·  Shurochka  ·  11/17/2005, 6:54 AM
Spelling of first names in Spanish-speaking countries  ·  Lumia  ·  11/17/2005, 7:36 AM
My doubt, Lumia  ·  Profe Esteban  ·  11/17/2005, 12:35 PM
Re: My doubt, Lumia  ·  Lumia  ·  11/17/2005, 12:56 PM
How do you pronouce "Etxeberri"? (nt)  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  11/17/2005, 1:15 PM
Re: How do you pronouce "Etxeberri"? (nt)  ·  Lumia  ·  11/17/2005, 2:22 PM
Re: How do you pronouce "Etxeberri"? (nt)  ·  Profe Esteban  ·  11/17/2005, 2:23 PM
Thanks to both of you! (nt)  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  11/17/2005, 2:30 PM
Never call a Catalan a Spaniard! :) n/m  ·  Caprice  ·  11/15/2005, 11:06 AM
Sorry about that! There is always more to learn. (nt)  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  11/15/2005, 11:54 AM
Thanks Caprice!! :) n/m  ·  Lumia  ·  11/15/2005, 12:49 PM
Yes, thank you! Some things may touch a raw nerve! ;-) nt  ·  Eva  ·  11/16/2005, 6:09 AM
Re: In a similar vain, I always wondered why Greek words starting with an X...  ·  Cleveland Kent Evans  ·  11/16/2005, 7:21 AM
Exactly :) n/t  ·  Pavlos  ·  11/16/2005, 10:04 AM
Re: In a similar vain, I always wondered why Greek words starting with an X...  ·  IAmGuntherPlease  ·  11/22/2005, 8:51 PM
Re: In a similar vain, I always wondered why Greek words starting with an X...  ·  IAmGuntherPlease  ·  11/22/2005, 8:52 PM
X in Spanish  ·  Lumia  ·  11/17/2005, 12:54 PM
Thanks! This is exactly, what I wanted to know! (nt)  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  11/17/2005, 1:17 PM
What is the correct pronunciation of XAVIER in English? (nt)  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  11/17/2005, 1:19 PM