its the same name as Xavier but the proper french pronounciation Zav ee ay.
I like this name the French way but wondered how people might pronounce it
z as in x is said as z like xlafone
ier is said ay in french
2007-07-18 08:43:23 · 8 answers · asked by mk2007 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
http://french.about.com/library/media/wavs/Xavier.wav
2007-07-18 08:57:19 · update #1
I second "zay vee er"
2007-07-18 08:48:25 · answer #1 · answered by Chris J 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Xavier is the French spelling, which is pronounced za-VYAY in French. English pronounciations include ZAY-vee-ur, ZAY-vyur, ig-ZAY-vee-ur. Zavier is an English variant of the French name and is pronounced ZAY-vee-ur or ZAY-vyur.
2007-07-18 15:53:42 · answer #2 · answered by fluffypiratekittyofdeath 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Zay vee er
2007-07-18 15:47:09 · answer #3 · answered by nycguy10002 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'd say Za vee er
2007-07-18 15:51:38 · answer #4 · answered by Jovi Freak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I would say Sa-b-er because of my Spanish.
2007-07-18 15:54:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
X zay ve r
2007-07-18 15:50:48 · answer #6 · answered by Mama Mia 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
dont do it they mess up the name if they dont pronunce right
2007-07-18 15:58:50 · answer #7 · answered by denise m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well when it's spelled that way...Zave-yer.
2007-07-19 03:11:36 · answer #8 · answered by oxitalianXbellaxo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋