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Basil 1 m English
From the Greek name Βασίλειος (Basileios), which was derived from βασιλεύς (basileus) meaning "king". Saint Basil the Great was a 4th-century bishop of Caesarea and one of the fathers of the early Christian church. Due to him, the name (in various spellings) has come into general use in the Christian world, being especially popular among Eastern Christians. It was also borne by two Byzantine emperors.

Basile m French
French form of Basil 1.

Basileios m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Basil 1.

Basilio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Basil 1.

Basilius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Basileios (see Basil 1).

Baz m English (British)
Chiefly British diminutive of Barry or Basil 1.

Bazyli m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Basil 1.

Bazza m English (British)
Chiefly British diminutive of Barry or Basil 1.

Kiki f English, German, Greek
Diminutive of names beginning with or containing the sound K.

Pasi m Finnish
Finnish form of Basil 1.

Vasa f Macedonian
Short form of Vasilija.

Vasia f Greek
Diminutive of Vasiliki.

Vasil m Bulgarian, Belarusian, Macedonian, Georgian, Albanian
Form of Basil 1 in several languages.

Vasile m Romanian
Romanian form of Basil 1.

Vasileios m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βασίλειος (see Vasilios).

Vasili m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Василий (see Vasiliy).

Vasilica f Romanian
Feminine form of Vasile.

Vasilică m Romanian
Diminutive of Vasile.

Vasilii m Medieval Slavic
Medieval Slavic form of Basil 1.

Vasilija f Serbian, Macedonian
Serbian and Macedonian feminine form of Basil 1.

Vasilije m Serbian
Serbian form of Basil 1.

Vasilijs m Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Vasiliy.

Vasilijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Basil 1.

Vasiliki f Greek
Modern Greek feminine form of Basil 1.

Vasilios m Greek
Modern Greek form of Basil 1.

Vasilis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Basil 1.

Vasilisa f Russian
Russian feminine form of Basil 1.

Vasiliy m Russian
Russian form of Basil 1.

Vasilka f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian and Macedonian feminine diminutive of Basil 1.

Vasily m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Василий (see Vasiliy).

Vaska m & f Russian, Macedonian, Bulgarian
Russian diminutive of Vasiliy (masculine) or a Macedonian and Bulgarian diminutive of Vasilija (feminine).

Vasko m Macedonian, Bulgarian
Diminutive of Vasil.

Vaso 1 m Georgian, Serbian
Diminutive of Vasil or Vasilije.

Vaso 2 f Greek
Diminutive of Vasiliki.

Vassiliki f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βασιλική (see Vasiliki).

Vassilis m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βασίλης (see Vasilis).

Vassily m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Василий (see Vasiliy).

Vasso f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βάσω (see Vaso 2).

Vasya m Russian
Diminutive of Vasiliy.

Vasyl m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Basil 1.

Vasylyna f Ukrainian
Ukrainian feminine form of Basil 1.

Wassily m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Василий (see Vasiliy).

Wasyl m Ukrainian (Polonized)
Polonized form of Vasyl.

Wasylyna f Ukrainian (Polonized, Rare)
Polonized form of Vasylyna.

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