"Variant of Xavier"
The name Xavi is commonly a male name from the "Latin" origin.
Xavi is the Catalan short form of Xavier, used as a given name in its own right rather than only as a nickname. Xavier itself comes from the Navarrese place name Javier, the origin of the surname of the Jesuit saint Francis Xavier. The short form became familiar outside Catalan-speaking areas through the footballer Xavi Hernandez.
Xavier means "Bright, Brilliant.".
The pronunciation of Xavi is SHAH-vee.
