Xander or Xavier

[ChristmasJumpers]

We don't even know if we're having a boy or girl yet, so this could be pointless - but I have absolutely no girls name ideas so wanted to get opinions on our top two for boys.

I love boy names with an X in and DH has vetoed all of the other possibilities except Xander and Xavier.
I would actually go for Alexander but DH thinks it's pointless as we don't like Alex so it removes that as a possible nickname.

DD is Aurora (DH choice) but goes exclusively by Rory (Gilmore girls mama here)

I really like Xavier both the Frenxh and Spanish pronunciations.
Otherwise Axel is lovely too

I love both. I prefer Xavier because Xander is just a nickname for Alexander and at some point I’d be worried his friends would call him Alex (which I don’t like for a boy).

@ChristmasJumpers , Zerk-zees. We considered Xavier but were put off by the Ex-avier (mis)pronunciation.

I have a tweenage Xander. He loves it, I love it. Shortened to Xand by close family.

Pronunciation issues are rare but not unheard of (the very odd "Ex-ander").

Birth cert is Alexander in case he didn't like it, or doesn't later in life, so he can easily switch to Al, Alec, Alex, Lex, Sandy - or use the whole name.

Xavier is lovely, and I would have considered it, but even on this short thread there have been 3 different pronunciations mentioned (Spanish, French, English).

How about Fox? I know a girl with that name and she rocks it, but obviously it's gender neutral.

Xavier is lovely, not xander though, people will assume Alexander and once an adult, a formal name is useful

This come up all the time on MN. I have a name that has to be spelt out and people learn the pronounciation. Really no biggie, had never bothers me one bit or pissed me off.

As an X-Files fan, I support Fox 😄 🦊

Max
Maxwell
Jax
Saxon
Huxley

I like both names OP.

Anything out of the top 20 and it's marmite. As long as you and hubby love the names, that's really all that matters.

I, personally, can't see any pronunciation issues for either in the UK

Xander,

As pp have already mentioned there will be various pronounciations eith Xavier- I teach and have had-

Ha- Vee-Ay
Jhav-ee-Ay
Zav-ee-Ay
EX-AY-VEE-ER

FWIW I wouldn’t worry about other people’s pronunciations. My DC have Chinese, Polish, Italian classmates as well as others from numerous other countries. People learn the names and those who aren’t bothered to learn names aren’t the type of people you will want in your life.

Xavier Is a bigger to pronounce.
I'd go xander.

Xerxes was an horse in Surtees Handley Cross.

Op can call her second child “ Arter Xerxes”.

Maximus?

We can't go with any of the max names for personal reasons, I do love them all though

I'd choose Xander. Xavier is open to too many pronunciations. I know an ex-ayvier and zah-viyay, and there's also hah-veeyair in Spanish speaking countries

Xander, short for Alexander. If you mainly call him Xander then it should stick rather than Alex.

I really like them, either is good.

I know an Xavier that pronounces it ‘Za-vee-ayr’. The numerous different pronounciations would annoy me. I would go with Xander, as no one can tell you that you’re pronouncing your own child’s name wrong with that name 😂

Xander is lovely!

I think it goes well with Aurora/Rory too. Congratulations ❤️

We have a Xander ( huge buffy fan :,) ) I think it’s becoming a more popular name in its own right as opposed to being a shortened version of Alexander. There is another xander at our boys nursery

I would also say Ex-avier. Like in X Men.

Xavier is lovely.

Xavier and Xander and both lovely. Hard to choose

Xavier is lovely when it's pronounced properly.

Not Zayvier d definitely not Ex-avier. It's Zav-ee-yeh.