Basil name - Meaning of Basil
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 7
- Usage
- English, Greek, Latin
- Pronounced
- BAZ-əl
- Basil Meaning
- From the Greek name Βασιλειος (Basileios) which was derived from βασιλευς (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. Basil is a very old name, derived from the Greek name "Basileios", which means "kingly or royal". There are a number of different spellings of this name, from Basil to Vasile.
Basil Related Names
Other Languages: Vasil (Albanian), Basileios, Basilius (Ancient Greek), Vasil, Vasko (Bulgarian), Pasi (Finnish), Basile (French), Vasil, Vaso (Georgian), Vasilios, Vasilis, Vassilis, Vaso (Greek), Basilio (Italian), Vasil, Vasko (Macedonian), Bazyli (Polish), Vasile, Vasilica (Romanian), Vasili, Vasiliy, Vasily, Vassily, Vaska, Vasya (Russian), Vasilije, Vaso (Serbian), Basilio (Spanish), Vasyl, Wasyl (Ukrainian)
Basil Celebrities
Basil Dearden - film director, Basil King - writer, Basil Rathbone - actor,
