The baby name Xhavit is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒa.vit/ (approx. "JAH-vit").
Xhavit is Albanian in Origin.
The baby name Xhavit is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒa.vit/ (approx. "JAH-vit").
Xhavit is Albanian in Origin.
Xhavit is an Albanian masculine name, pronounced roughly jah-VEET (Albanian xh = English j). It descends from Persian Jāvīd, meaning “eternal, everlasting,” which entered the Balkans through Ottoman Turkish Câvit/Cavit. The core sense is durability and continuity - “enduring” or “immortal” - and this semantic thread is preserved across related forms in neighboring languages.
The name gained currency among Albanians during the late Ottoman and early modern periods and has remained familiar throughout the 20th century, borne by figures in public life and culture in Albania and Kosovo. While less common for newborns today, it retains a traditional, dignified profile. Close variants and cognates include Turkish Cavit (Câvit), Azerbaijani Cavid, Persian/Azerbaijani Javid, South Asian Javed, and Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian Džavid. Spelling shifts reflect each language’s way of writing the /dʒ/ sound, while the shared meaning “everlasting” ties the forms together.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 0 | #70 | 7 | 2,372 | |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #146 | 65 | 3,402 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #210 | 91 | 5,122 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #270 | 4 | 6,912 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #426 | 17 | 2,180 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #676 | 7 | 3,552 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #877 | 76 | 5,697 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,363 | 109 | 10,046 |
Xhavit is popular in 11 countries — most recent births per country:
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