Name poll: Xavier. Irish catholic so in our tradition, but what do you think of the name? I love Francis Xavier but prob won;t
posted October 9th, 2014 at 12:48pm in Toddler
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- I prefer Francis 10-9-2014 12:48pm +1 like, -1 dislike
- i like it 10-9-2014 12:49pm
- I never know how to pronounce it. Zaveeyay? Exavviyer? 10-9-2014 12:49pm +1 like
- Oh come on... 10-9-2014 12:49pm
- I've heard it a couple of ways, and then I look and get hung up. 10-9-2014 12:49pm
- Irish mom: ZAY-VIE-YET 10-9-2014 12:50pm
- ^YER. zave-E-er 10-9-2014 12:50pm
- got it. Well, there's a third one. So we have four pronounciations so far. 10-9-2014 12:52pm
- they are all wrong unless you are hispanic 10-9-2014 12:53pm
- got it. Well, there's a third one. So we have four pronounciations so far. 10-9-2014 12:52pm
- Not typical in the U.S. 10-9-2014 12:52pm
- or: well, what is? it's not that common a name, and then everyone says it differently. 10-9-2014 12:53pm
- would you call my Caitlin" Cotleen" also? Come on. 10-9-2014 12:55pm
- ^YER. zave-E-er 10-9-2014 12:50pm
- Same here. In bklyn we have a school Xavier. We pronounce it Zaveier. But I have friends with this name & it was prounond Havayer and I know others...(more) 10-9-2014 12:50pm
- Good Lord 10-9-2014 12:51pm
- Irish mom: ZAY-VIE-YET 10-9-2014 12:50pm
- egg-zay-vee-yur 10-9-2014 12:52pm
- I've heard it a couple of ways, and then I look and get hung up. 10-9-2014 12:49pm
- Havayer? 10-9-2014 12:50pm
- ITTTTTA. I always hear Ex-zavier! 10-9-2014 12:53pm
- Oh come on... 10-9-2014 12:49pm
- Xavier is too much, as is Francis. Why pigeonhole the kid? 10-9-2014 12:49pm
- Never liked this name 10-9-2014 12:49pm
- trying to hard. and I'm Catholic. Do Francis. 10-9-2014 12:50pm -1 dislike
- Francis is such an awful name to burden a kid in this generation with. Come on now. 10-9-2014 12:51pm -1 dislike
- NP: I guess you are not Catholic 10-9-2014 12:58pm
- Francis is such an awful name to burden a kid in this generation with. Come on now. 10-9-2014 12:51pm -1 dislike
- isn't that a pope? 10-9-2014 12:50pm
- His name sounds like a future pope 10-9-2014 12:50pm
- i know a 1yo Xavier and he's adorable. 10-9-2014 12:50pm
- I really like it. So…Xavier what for a middle name? 10-9-2014 12:51pm
- James? John? Matthew? Paul? 10-9-2014 12:52pm
- ^sounds like you need 1 syllable 10-9-2014 12:52pm
- John? Anything but Francis. :) 10-9-2014 12:52pm +1 like, -1 dislike
- Xavier John. Think I like it. 10-9-2014 12:53pm
- Xavier Dashawn 10-9-2014 12:53pm
- Xavier -awn 10-9-2014 12:56pm
- Jayden 10-9-2014 12:56pm
- James? John? Matthew? Paul? 10-9-2014 12:52pm
- I really like it. So…Xavier what for a middle name? 10-9-2014 12:51pm
- that's weird. Stop trying to make your kid an accessory. 10-9-2014 12:50pm -1 dislike
- please 10-9-2014 12:54pm
- ff. OP is an Irish Catholic. 10-9-2014 12:54pm
- friend's son is xavier pronounced have ee er. 10-9-2014 12:54pm
- Is he hispanic? 10-9-2014 12:57pm
- yes, on his father's side. a lot of people pronounce his name wrong. 10-9-2014 1:04pm
- Is he hispanic? 10-9-2014 12:57pm
- Rufus Egg-xavier Sarsaparilla 10-9-2014 12:56pm
- love it. i know a xavier, they call him zav-ee. 10-9-2014 12:57pm
- just do what every other irish catholic of our gen did and pick Michael, Daniel, or, in a pinch, Joseph 10-9-2014 12:57pm