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How to pronounce this name

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Pennymixture · 28/03/2023 18:07

Xavier

I always thought it was pronounced "Zay-vee-ar"

But I've heard people saying "ex-zay-vee-ar"

Which is correct or can you say either?

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LilylilyDaisy · 28/03/2023 23:51

For me it's Za-Vee-ay, either that or Ha-Vee-ay.

When I was small and only saw it written down I thought phonetically it would be Ex-Av-Ee-ay, but I've since learned that's not generally how it's said.

JimmyDurham · 29/03/2023 00:24

Don't say the "X". It's Zay- v-ar.

AndiOliversFan · 29/03/2023 00:45

My friend had an extractor fan in her kitchen in the 80s with the brand name Xpelair on it •.
I always read it as “Zeppelair”. Only years later did I twig that it was “Expel- air”!

BlackeyedSusan · 29/03/2023 07:06

Zav ee uh.

(Brother of my French exchange partner)

Foxy1616 · 29/03/2023 07:30

Traditionally Zav-ee-ay/uh but more recently it’s being pronounced Ex-aiv-ee-er
I think it’s one of those names where the common pronunciation is going to change over time …

octoberfarm · 29/03/2023 13:37

The Xavier I know is Zay-very-er, though it's constantly being mispronounced with the X in front.

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