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Uh, I don't really like this name. And it's pronounced ZAY-vee-ur (English), ZAY-vyur (English), ig-ZAY-vee-ur (English), za-VYAY (French) [key]. It's on this site. And it means Derived from the Basque place name Etxabier meaning "the new house". Saint Francis Xavier was the Jesuit priest who popularized the name. He was a missionary to India, Japan, China, and other areas in eastern Asia. He is the patron saint of the Orient and missionaries. If you want to find unformation on names such as what it means, then you should go to the Name Facts Board.