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How would you pronounce this?

43 replies

RainbowJack · 29/04/2017 21:58

Xaviar.

Do you pronounce the name differently then when it ends in -er?

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C0untDucku1a · 29/04/2017 22:29

Havier

MrTCakes · 29/04/2017 22:23

Have-ier

Scabetty · 29/04/2017 22:22

Zay vee er

Monkeyface26 · 29/04/2017 22:21

Zav-EE-ay - which is the French pronunciation. I guess other countries use the name too.
I'm learning Spanish at the moment. I think they would have a softer final syllable- Za-VI-eh. The French would stress the last syllable & the Spanish would stress the middle one.

caanaloni · 29/04/2017 22:18

Xavier is French (non?) - so Xza-vee-ay

Xaviar...I dunno. Maybe to rhyme with caviar...?

SuperBeagle · 29/04/2017 22:16

Zay-vee-ar.

The same as Xavier, basically.

NataliaOsipova · 29/04/2017 22:13

I would prounounce Xavier Zavv-ee-ayr

...but I would probably pronounce Xaviar (which I would assume to be an error/an incorrect spelling) to rhyme with caviar.

If that makes sense!

PelvicFloorClenchReminder · 29/04/2017 22:11

Dave.

LarrytheCucumber · 29/04/2017 22:10

So it isn't 'Havier' then?

Jamhandprints · 29/04/2017 22:09

Ex-ay-vee-ah. Annoying name cos everyone says it differently.

CreamCheez · 29/04/2017 22:08

Zay-vee-er

EBearhug · 29/04/2017 22:07

Don't think it makes any difference whether it's an -er or -ar ending, but think -er would be the more usual spelling.

ShatnersBassoon · 29/04/2017 22:07

If the -ar was pointed out to me, I'd guess it was meant to be said like caviar but starting with z. Otherwise, the same as Xavier.

EBearhug · 29/04/2017 22:07

Zave-ee-er

user1492691073 · 29/04/2017 22:04

There is a you tube video on this topic - I think my pronunciation was wrong :)

shaggedthruahedgebackwards · 29/04/2017 22:02

I would pronounce it is the same if spelt Xavier or Xaviar

user1492691073 · 29/04/2017 22:01

Za-ve-ar

shaggedthruahedgebackwards · 29/04/2017 22:01

I pronounce it Zave-ia