Basil en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈbæz.əl/
Etymology
Name of several early saints, particularly in the Orthodox Church, from Latin Basilius, from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios). Doublet of Vasilios and Vasily.
Meanings
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A male given name from Ancient Greek, in quiet but steady use in the UK.
"Nonsense. I'm sure he can't have grey hair with such a pretty name as that. Basil Brooke, Basil Brooke," and May chanted the name over and over in her girlish, musical voice. "It sounds like all sorts of pleasant pictures. - -
1866, Eliza Tabor Stephenson, Hester's Sacrifice, volume II, Hust and Blackett, page 28:
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Translations (51)
oc Basili (male given name) · lv Basilijs (male given name) · sh Bosiljko (male given name) · hy Բարսեղ (male given name) · cmn 巴西爾 /巴西尔 (male given name) · de Basilius (male given name) · pl Bazyli (male given name) · he וסילי (male given name) · gl Basilio (male given name) · cmn 巴茲爾 /巴兹尔 (male given name) · la Basilius (male given name) · ca Basili (male given name) · sh Василије (male given name) · sq Vasíli (male given name) · be Васі́ль (male given name) · sq Vasilíu (male given name) · mk Васил (male given name) · sq Bazilíu (male given name) · sk Vasil (male given name) · bg Васи́л (male given name) · scn Vasili (male given name) · sh Босиљко (male given name) · sh Bazilije (male given name) · hu Vazul (male given name) · uk Васи́ль (male given name) · es Basilio (male given name) · cs Vasil (male given name) · hu Vászoly (male given name) · fr Basile (male given name) · sq Bazíli (male given name) · ast Basiliu (male given name) · ro Vasile (male given name) · fi Pasi (male given name) · oc Bausilha (male given name) · yi וואַסילי (male given name) · ja バジル (male given name) · ko 바실리 (male given name) · bg Василий (male given name) · kk Бәзіл (male given name) · pt Basílio (male given name) · ru Васи́лий (male given name) · ru Бэ́зил (male given name) · ar فاسيلي (male given name) · it Basilio (male given name) · cv Ваҫлей (male given name) · sq Vaséli (male given name) · hy Վասիլ (male given name) · hu Bazil (male given name) · el Βασίλειος (male given name) · ka ვასილ (male given name) · sl Bazilij (male given name)