title: Javiera
text: # Javiera
  
  Javiera (pronounced) is the Spanish spelling of the more rare feminine given name Xaviera. Both names derive from the Catholic saint Francis de Xavier, where Xavier refers to the saint's birthplace.
  
  ## People
  
  * Javiera Caballero (b. 1978), American politician
  * Javiera Carrera (1781–1862), Chilean aristocrat
  * Javiera Parra (b. 1968), Chilean musician and singer
  * Javiera Contador (b. 1974), Chilean actress, comedian and television host
  * Javiera Muñoz (1977–2018), Swedish singer with Chilean-Spanish roots
  * Javiera Salcedo (b. 1977), Argentine Olympic swimmer
  * Javiera Díaz de Valdés (b. 1981), Chilean television actress
  * Javiera Mena (b. 1983), Chilean musician
  