69%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Arabic Scripts باسل(Arabic) Pronounced Pron. BA-seel [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "brave, valiant" in Arabic. Related Names Same SpellingBasil 1 PopularityDetails Last ranked #80 in 1924 England and Wales (historical) Last ranked #97 in 1943 New Zealand Last ranked #999 in 1971 United States Categories architects, brave, isograms, virtues