Whatdo you think of a boy / man called

[PrinceGeorgeTheCutest]

Xavier?
Pronounced Zay-Ve-Er

What kind of boy do you imagine?
What kind of man?

[GinIsIn]

Do you mean zay-vee-er or zay-veh-er?

The former, I would think "that's being pronounced unusually." The latter, I would think "that's being pronounced wrong."

The only one I can think of who pronounces it like that is the character from X-Men TBH. I know a few but they are either Zah-vee-ay or Ha-vee-air

I think it's one of those names where you will constantly have to correct people.

[Awwlookatmybabyspider]

Jett black hair. Blue eyes.
Very sweet and mild mannered, but great sense of humour and also incredibly popular
Grows up to be a Doctor.

[MorningstarMoon]

I think that name is pronounced ex-a-vier it's a nice name

[MrsTerryPratchett]

There are loads of ways to pronounce it.

I’d think: nice chap, either Spanish or pretentious parents.

[AstridWhite]

It is NOT pronounce Ex-a-vier in any language that I know!

I know a Xavier, he's French and it's pronounced Zav-ee-eh but the ay on the end is quite soft sounding, a bit like somewhere between ay and eh

[Callamia]

I also know French Xavier; Zav-ee-yey.

It’s a lovely name, and I guess it would sound more like Zavvier anglicised.

[Cornishmumofone]

One of my uni lecturers was called Xavier: zay-vee-er. He was cool and quirky.

[sashh]

I think that name is pronounced ex-a-vier it's a nice name

I think it is only pronounced that way in an American TV show.

Xavier, for some reason conjures up an image of a Jesuit priest in Shogun.

But it is a cool name.

[Ionarocks]

I know one. I thought it was a bit odd as both parents are British with no connection to France but quite cool.

[SerendipityFelix]

As a boy, I imagine a child whose parents are either X-men/Marvel comic fans (so would expect the child to be pretty cool in a quirky/sciency way, encouraged to express themselves, perhaps with niche or non-mainstream interests) or parents have French/Spanish heritage, so perhaps bilingual, slightly worldly/sophisticated.

As a man, either of these children who grew up often explaining/correcting his name and being memorable to people because of it, so someone who is patient, individual, independent, articulate, kind, empathetic, self confident.

[AuntieStella]

I'd pronounce it zav-ee-air, and would expect a handsome Frenchman trailing Gauloises

Or hav-ee-ay and an earnest UNHCR worker

I think it's a lovely name.

[NerrSnerr]

I’d also pronounce Zay-vey-yur. I’d think it was a quiet boy, not sure why.

[AstridWhite]

Hav-ee-air is the Spanish pronunciation, Zav-ee-aye/eh is the French.

[pipilangstrumpf]

I’d say Ksa-vee-eh

[Toddlerteaplease]

I think of Xavier Roberts. The founder of the cabbage patch. His name is tattooed on every cabbage patch kids bum!

[iseenodust]

Xavier was the name of the little boy in our school French books. So up there with Biff and Chip

[PrinceGeorgeTheCutest]

Yes NerrSnerr that's the Anglicized pronunciation we're going for

SerendipityFelix hahah yep on the former

[Crumbs1]

It’s Zav-EE-ay in English, Hav-EE-ay if Spanish or South American.

It’s quite a Catholic name and I think it’s lovely but one lad I knew was in care of local authority, tiny blonde thing who spent half his life in the police station.
In general I’d think he had educated middle class parents - unless mispronounced, in which case aspirational parents or old money Catholic family like the Norfolks.

[MollyHuaCha]

I’ve only heard it pronounced ZA-vee-e. I quite like it.

[PrinceGeorgeTheCutest]

Toddlerteaplease cool fact

[PrinceGeorgeTheCutest]

I think that name is pronounced ex-a-vier it's a nice name
Only in the movies

[Flywheel]

There was a nun in school called Sr Xavier. It was pronounced beginning with a Z and rhyming with saviour. In fact I used to think her name was Sr Saviour until I saw it written down.

[SevenNationArmyWife]

The only one I’ve known was a French man who wore too much scent and never met his targets at work.

[Clafoutis]

My cousin is a Xavier. My aunt is french and their children were given trad French names.
His name is pronounced Zav-ee-yay.
He's intellectual and quirky.
I personally don't like the US pronunciation of Ex-ay-ve-er, to my ears it sounds a little bit uncultured and loses it's delicacy as a name (not that my opinion is especially important!).
I think an Anglicized version like the one suggested upthread is pleasant though.