<Ul> <Li> Loss of the initial e </Li> <Li> Loss of the ending i </Li> <Li> Middle, accentuated, e became the diphthongized form ie </Li> <Li> Old Spanish X was pronounced / ʃ / as in Basque, like an English SH . Old Spanish / ʃ / then merged with J (then pronounced the English and later the French way) into / x /, which is now spelled J and pronounced like Scottish or German ch or, most commonly, as English h . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Loss of the initial e </Li> <Li> Loss of the ending i </Li> <Li> Middle, accentuated, e became the diphthongized form ie </Li>

Where does the last name javier come from