Xabier Arzalluz Antia was a Basque politician, leader of the Basque Nationalist Party from 1979 until 2004. He was a nationalist and a Christian Democrat, considered during the period one of the most powerful politicians in the Basque Autonomous Community, making also all strategic decisions in the party he led from 1986 onwards.
Javier is the Spanish spelling of the masculine name Xavier.
The Basque Country national football team represents the Basque Country in football. It selects players from the Basque Country autonomous community, Navarre and the French Basque Country and is organised by the Basque Football Federation. It is not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA and therefore only allowed to play friendly matches against FIFA or non-FIFA affiliated teams.
Etxeberria (Basque pronunciation:[etʃeβeri.a], modern Basque spelling) is a Basque language placename and surname from the Basque Country in Spain and France, meaning 'the new house'. It shows one meaningful variant, Etxeberri (no Basque article –a, 'the'), and a number of later spelling variants produced in Spanish and other languages. Etxebarri(a) is a western Basque dialectal variant, with the same etymology. Etxarri (Echarri) is attested as stemming from Etxaberri.
Francisco Xabier Azkargorta Uriarte is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward, and is a manager.
Xavier is a Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Saverio is a given name of Italian origin. It is a cognate of Xavier and Javier, both of which originate from Xabier, the Basque name for the Spanish town Javier. Xabier is itself the romanization of etxe berri meaning "new house" or "new home".
The given name Xavier is a masculine name derived from the 16th-century Spanish Navarrese Roman Catholic Saint Francis Xavier.
Javier Jauregui Blanco is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Xavier or Xabier may refer to:
This is a list of persons named after Saint Francis Xavier. The list includes cognates of the name Francis Xavier in other languages, including:
Athletic Club "B", commonly known as Bilbao Athletic, is the reserve team of Athletic Club, a football club based in Bilbao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country in Spain. The team are playing in the Segunda Federación – Group 2. Founded in 1964, the team holds home matches at the small stadium attached to the club's training facility at Lezama, holding 3,250 spectators or occasionally at San Mamés Stadium, with its 53,500-seat capacity, for important fixtures.
The Castle of Xavier is located on a hill in the town of Xavier, 52 km east of Pamplona and 7 km east of Sangüesa. The town of Xavier was part of the Kingdom of Navarre. Built in the 10th century, this castle was the birthplace and childhood home of Saint Francis Xavier, son of the Lords of Xavier, hence his surname.
Xabier Eskurza García is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder.
The Department of Environment and Regional Policy is the department of the Basque Government responsible for the community's environment, urban planning and all forms of transport.
Basque Venezuelans are citizens of Venezuela who are of Basque ancestry.
Xabier Agirre López, was a Spanish administrator and politician. A member of the Basque Nationalist Party, he held important institutional positions both in the Foral Deputation of Álava and in the Basque Parliament. He served as Deputy General of Álava from 2007 to 2011 and president of Araba Buru Batzar from 1983 to 1987 and from 2012 to 2016.
Javier de Andrés Guerra is a Spanish politician. A member of the People's Party, he served as Deputy General of Álava from 2011 to 2015 and as Delegate of the Government in the Basque Country from 2016 to 2018. He was elected to the 15th Congress of Deputies in the 2023 Spanish general election representing Álava.
