Ksawera
Only about 200 women in Poland carry it, and none have been given it in over two decades. It's the feminine of Ksawery, a name of Hebrew origin passed down with the meaning "new house".
Ksawera Pronunciation
Ksawera is pronounced ksah-VE-rah (/ksaˈvɛra/).
What Ksawera means
Where Ksawera comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Ksawera is the feminine of Ksawery, and it keeps company with two close relatives: the standard Ksawery and the older, Latinate Xawery. Its recorded origin is Hebrew, and the meaning passed down with the name is "new house," nowy dom in Polish.
The image of a new house has less to do with bricks than with starting over. A household not yet lived in. That sense of a fresh beginning gathered around the name over time, so today it reads as a small promise rather than a literal address.
In a school class register, Ksawera lands near the bottom, rare enough that a teacher slows down before reading it. It is a name people notice.
The name day of Ksawery, shared by Ksawera, falls on 3 December, the feast of Francis Xavier.
When Ksawera celebrates name day
Ksawera appears 1 time in the Polish name day calendar, never as a main name. The first of these dates is 22 December.
Rarer dates. Only the most complete calendars add this name on these days. Most skip them, so hardly anyone celebrates then.
How many people are named Ksawera
1 in 112158 women in Poland is named Ksawera. 201 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2217 among female names.
Ksawera as a middle name
Ksawera is a first name for 201 women in Poland and a middle name for another 206, a 49/51 split, almost evenly. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 466th, between Melisa (210) and Mila (206).
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#464 Miłosława213
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#465 Melisa210
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#466 Ksawera206
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#467 Mila206
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#468 Theresa206