Updated February 28, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Greek : Royal
  • Arabic : Brave
  • Czechoslovakian : Kingly

Boy name variations

Basile

Basile

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Basilo

Basilo

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Basilia

Basilia

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Basia

Basia

+ 20% this year
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Vasilis

Vasilis

0 % this year
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Vasily

Vasily

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Bazyli

Bazyli

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Vasil

Vasil

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Vasile

Vasile

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Vasilek

Vasilek

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Vasili

Vasili

+ 80% this year
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Vasilios

Vasilios

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Vasilos

Vasilos

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Vassily

Vassily

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Family name origins & meanings

  • English and French : from a medieval personal name, ultimately from Greek Basileios ‘royal’. The name was borne by a 4th-century bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, regarded as one of the four Fathers of the Eastern Church; he wrote important theological works and established a rule for religious orders of monks. Various other saints are also known under these and cognate names. The popularity of Vasili as a Russian personal name is largely due to the fact that this was the ecclesiastical name of St. Vladimir (956–1015), Prince of Kiev, who was chiefly responsible for the introduction of Christianity to Russia. As an American surname, this has also absorbed some Greek, Russian, and other derivatives of Greek Vasili.