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Putting aside Francis Xavier, and also putting aside the usual suspects to be matched with any old name (Henry, Oliver, Edward, James, etcetera), let's focus on the X factor, shall we?

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Let's get Alexander and Xander out up front (though I would not use Xander in combination with Xavier). After those...

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Any of these X names strike you as appealingly blendable with Xavier, whether as fn or mn?

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Axel Xavier / Xavier Axel
(pron. Xavier as eks-AY-vier rather than ZAY-vier gives better rhythm when it follows Axel, but not necessarily when it leads)
Baxter Xavier / Xavier Baxter
Braxton Xavier / Xavier Braxton
Dax Xavier / Xavier Dax
Jaxon Xavier / Xavier Jaxon
Maximus Xavier / Xavier Maximus
Maximilian Xavier / Xavier Maximilian - this latter is nice, imo
Paxton Xavier / Xavier Paxton
Saxon Xavier / Xavier Saxon - I like either of these, too
Rex Xavier / Xavier Rex - Xavier Rex sounds sexy!
Xerxes Xavier / Xavier Xerxes - for the X fanatic
Calix Xaxier / Xavier Calix
Felix Xavier / Xavier Felix - this has its certain appeal
Mannix Xavier / Xavier Mannix
Phoenix Xavier / Xavier Phoenix
Fox Xavier / Xavier Fox - I like this
Knox Xavier / Xavier Knox
Lennox Xavier / Xavier Lennox
Maddox Xavier / Xavier Maddox
Devereaux Xavier / Xavier Devereaux - the Devereaux X is silent this time, so the X factor is not as overpowering...
Pollux Xavier / Xavier Pollux
Phrixus Xavier / Xavier Phrixus - at least the Xs aren't next to each other

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And let us not forget Vercingetorix or Praxiteles...

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Vercingetorix Xavier / Xavier Vercingetorix - this has the dual charms of X and V
Praxiteles Xavier / Xavier Praxiteles

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But perhaps you'd prefer not to go all X all the time. Let's play with the other odd and inimitable letters, Q, V, and Z.

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Aquila Xavier / Xavier Aquila
Joaquin Xavier / Xavier Joaquin - very sexy imo
Quentin Xavier / Xavier Quentin
Quint Xavier / Xavier Quint
Quinn Xavier / Xavier Quinn
Quincy Xavier / Xavier Quincy
Quinlan Xavier / Xavier Quinlan - this is nice

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Balthazar Xavier / Xavier Balthazar
Boaz Xavier / Xavier Boaz
Chaz Xavier / Xavier Chaz
Eleazar Xavier / Xavier Eleazar - for the alliteratively adventurous
Frazier Xavier / Xavier Frazier
Lazarus Xavier / Xavier Lazarus - I kinda like this
Zachary Xavier / Xavier Zachary - especially if you use the Z pron. of Xavier
Zane Xavier / Xavier Zane - I love this
Ezra Xavier / Xavier Ezra
Ezekiel Xavier / Xavier Ezekiel - the latter works well with the eks- pron.
Zeus Xavier / Xavier Zeus
Fritz Xavier / Xavier Fritz
Alonzo Xavier / Xavier Alonzo
Alphonzo Xavier / Xavier Alphonzo - these two, Alonzo and Alphonzo, both work really well with Xavier in any combo, imo
Enzo Xavier / Xavier Enzo
Lanzo Xavier / Xavier Lanzo
Zoltan Xavier / Xavier Zoltan - for those who really love Tom Hanks
Cruz Xavier / Xavier Cruz - I like the latter a lot (though Javier makes more sense with Cruz)

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Averill Xavier / Xavier Averill - esp. if pron. Averill with long A
Avery Xavier / Xavier Avery - I love the sing-song-iness of the former
David Xavier / Xavier David - I'm biased, but I love this
Draven Xavier / Xavier Draven - for the modernist
Evan Xavier / Xavier Evan - either way, safe, yet edgy and sexy!
Gavin Xavier / Xavier Gavin
Octavius Xavier / Xavier Octavius - the latter is most excellent
Pavlos Xavier / Xavier Pavlos

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I'm gonna admit I did a much shorter V search than Q or Z, but am pressed for time. May edit to add a few later.

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Ya gotta play with em a bit. Xavier Devereaux, for example, is really appealing to me, because if you pronounce the X in Xavier as Z, then this combo begins and ends with a highly unusual letter that is never even pronounced! How cool is that?

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But my total favorites, to recap, would be Zane Xavier, David Xavier, Xavier Octavius (!!), Ezekiel Xavier and Evan Xavier.

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I think of this random-creation-of-other-people's-combos as linguistic sudoku, KWIM?

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~Lillian~
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