How would you pronounce...

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Xavier?

If you saw the name Xavier written down and had to say it out loud, how would you pronounce it?

I know there are different ways to pronounce, I just want to see what the most common is.

Would be useful to know if you're British or from elsewhere (as I know this may influence pronunciation).

Thanks for your help!

I know 2 with the name. British is like saviour but with z sound at start and french is Zav-e-a with the e and a pronounced non-phonetically

Either Zav-ee-er or Hav-ee-er

Za-vee-ay

Za-vee-Ay I’m british but haven’t known anyone with the name so could be wrong

The one I know is savior with a Z

I would find another name
I don’t think anyone pronounces this correctly.

Gsay-vier or Ha-vier.

Zav ee ay.

British but first came across it as a French name and have spent a lot of time in France. "er" at the end of a word is usually prn. "at" in French.

I would pronounce it Ex eh vee er. But I think that's because of the x men movies

Gsa- vier

No idea why though!

Zav E AY

Ha-vee-ay. I'm British

Ha-vee-ah here too.

Zav-eee-ay

Was previously engaged to a French Xavier. Always called him Zav though!

I also make sort of a silent g sound like gzay-vee-er

Zav ee uh

Like Saviour with a Z.

Hav ee air
But all blended quickly

It's spelled Xavier and not Zavier!

So pronounced Xa vee er and not Za vee er

The x sound is best described as gs

I'd say zavv-eee-ayyy (blended) but I know someone who upon announcing their son Xavier was born then said "and it is Exx-ayyy-Vee-ahh before anyone gets it wrong". Which I definitely would have.

Zave ee er to rhyme with saviour. I’m northern.

Hav ee air. I have a dd named Ximena and pronounce it He men a.

Ha vee uh

Grufallo - how do you pronounce xylophone??

I'd say Zay-vee-er but my dh would say Zsah-vee-ay (soft z) because he has a French colleague with that pronunciation so thats his first thought. Both Irish.

Would depend on whether I was a) in the company of people who'd appreciate a comedic mangling of a foreign name or b) really drunk.

If a) then it'll be a really embarrassingly awful version of either the French or Spanish pronunciations.

If b) then Zaev-yeh, because all foreign words come out in a very local accent when I am pissed.