First names in Hebrew

First name Xavier: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

זייבייר

Gematria value: 249

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Xavier is written זייבייר

Meaning and origin

What does Xavier mean?

Meaning: "the new house"
Origin: Basque

Xavier comes from the Basque place name Etxeberri, "the new house", the name of a castle in Navarre. It spread through the Spanish- and French-speaking world, and it has been among the favorite boys' names in America for twenty years. Javier is its Spanish form.

Gematria

Xavier = 249

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. זייבייר has 7 letters:

• זthe letter Zayin7
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• בthe letter Bet2
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total249

The verse of the name

From the letter Zayin to the letter Resh

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Xavier, from ז to ר:

זָכַר לְעוֹלָם בְּרִיתוֹ דָּבָר צִוָּה לְאֶלֶף דּוֹר׃

“He remembers His covenant forever, the word He commanded for a thousand generations.”

Psalms 105:8

The book of your first name

Xavier, in nine pages

• Xavier, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Xavier
• Xavier, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Xavier in three answers

How do you write Xavier in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Xavier is written זייבייר.

What is the gematria value of Xavier?
Written זייבייר, Xavier is worth 249: the letter Zayin (7) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Xavier mean?
The new house (origin: Basque). Xavier comes from the Basque place name Etxeberri, "the new house", the name of a castle in Navarre. It spread through the Spanish- and French-speaking world, and it has been among the favorite boys' names in America for twenty years. Javier is its Spanish form.