How do you pronounce Xavier?

[BoilYerHeid]

Have just seen this on another thread and as we are really struggling with boys names I'm adding it to our list.

Just wondered how you would pronounce it? I had been trying to steer clear of names with multiple pronunciations... I can think of

Zay-vee-ur (like saviour)

Or

Zah-vee-ay (French sounding)

Does that accord with others' thoughts? I have a Scottish accent btw...

[LoisWilkersonsLastNerve]

Zay vee ur

[BevBrook]

I would say Zav Ee Ay.

[muffyduffster]

Oh a hybrid, sorry!
Zah-vee-ur
I'm English but speak French 🙈

[BevBrook]

Just to add I know a little Xavier and he is known as Zavvy pronounced Za-Vee, so I guess his full name must be pronounced Zav Ee Ay otherwise he would be Zay-Vee. Or something.

[trixymalixy]

It can be pronounced differently in different countries.

I've heard about 4 different pronunciations.

[Lowdoorinthewal1]

I would say Zay-ve-ur.

[blackteaplease]

Zah vee uh with a short a similar to xander.

[GlitteryPegasus]

Zav-e-er

[twinone]

Hav-ee-ay is how I would pronounce it, never heard of it as Zav before.

[Hoppinggreen]

I speak Spanish so to me it starts with a H

[Hoppinggreen]

Mind you that’s the French spelling so I suppose
Zav-i -ey

[Arapaima]

Za-vee-ay

[frenchfancy]

I know a few French Xaviers. All pronounced Zav ee ay

[Mum2OneTeen]

Ex-ay-vier (Boy at DD's primary school)

[LinoleumBlownapart]

Xavier is the Portuguese and Catalonian version of Zavier. I speak Portuguese so I say Sha-vi-air, in Catalonian I think it's Sa-vi-air with something between sh and s.

With Z I say Za-vi-air or Zay-ve-aye like Spanish or French.

[Knittedfairies]

m.youtube.com/watch?v=zmNGxvMMtSQ

[BoilYerHeid]

Hmm ok thanks for the replies. If we are trying to avoid a name with multiple pronunciations this may not be the one. It just looks so pretty!

[cheshiremama89]

HA- VEE - EY

[FlexTimeCheekyFucker]

Have-ear

[prettymess]

Kza-vee-ay

[MikeUniformMike]

I would say Zave-yer to rhyme with Saviour.
Other people might say Ex-Ay-vee-uh, Zav-yer, etc.

I would avoid using it for this reason.

[exWifebeginsat40]

have-ee-ay. with a spanish ‘kh’ sound at the beginning.

[DreamingofSunshine]

This is BIL's name and he is French.
He pronounces it "zah-vee- ayyy" but it drives him to despair that it is pronounced differently so often or mispronounced/misspelt.

Americans call him X-ay- vee- errr.

[Undies1990]

Zav i err

[user1499786242]

I always Thought it was

'Ex-ay-vee-ah'

Oops
To be fair I've never met anyone with that name in my life 🙈