First name origins & meanings:
- Greek: Royal
- Arabic: Brave
- Czechoslovakian: Kingly
First name variations: Basile, Basilo, Basilia, Basia, Vasilis, Vasily, Bazyli, Vasile, Vasilek, Vasili, Vasilios, Vasilis, Vasilos, Vasily, Vassily, Vasil Last name origin & meaning: 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. This name appears in the following lists:
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