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Xavier vs John - What's the difference?

xavier | john |

As proper nouns the difference between xavier and john

is that xavier is while john is very popular since the middle ages.

xavier

English

(wikipedia Xavier)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 1976 , Ratner's Star , Knopf, ISBN 0394400836, page 337:
  • "Full name please." "Maurice Xavier' Wu." "Where did you get the ' Xavier ?" "My father was a missionary," he said.
  • * 2007 , The Sheikh's English Bride , Harlequin, ISBN 0373126123, page 60:
  • 'I keep telling you to call me Xavier',' he interjected silkily, aware that her reluctance to do so intrigued him. ''''Xavier ,' Laura agreed, and then hesitated. How could his name be so...so...''enticing ? Because it was foreign to her lips?lingering there like the juice of a fruit she had never tasted before? Or because it was impossible to say without first softening your voice?
  • found chiefly among people of Spanish and Portuguese descent.
  • Derived terms

    * Xavierian * Xavierite

    Usage notes

    * The given name was rare (among English speakers) until the 1980s, when it began to rise in popularity. The surname is still rare.

    john

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) A prostitute's client.
  • * 2004 , Dennis Cooper, The Sluts , page 233
  • In the first part of the video, Thad sucks the john's cock and takes a load in his mouth.
  • * 2013 , McLachlin CJ, Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford ( 2013 SCC 72), para. 62
  • In-calls, where the john comes to the prostitute’s residence, are prohibited.
  • (slang, US) A lavatory, toilet.
  • (slang) An outhouse privy. Also johnny house.
  • (slang) A name often used as a generic reference to a male of European, North-American, or Australian origin, while travelling in East Asia.
  • A male mule.
  • Synonyms

    * (sense, prostitute's client) see * (toilet) see

    Derived terms

    * port-o-john