Vasil

Vasily (Russian Василий ) is a Russian male first name.

Origin and Meaning

The name Vasily also contributed a number of Russian princes. This can be explained from the Greek origin of the name ( Вασιλευς ), which means there king. In Ukraine and Bulgaria, the name in the local language, however, is shortened Vasil. The Latin, occurring mainly as a monk name in the German form of the name is Basil; an English and Arabic form is Basil.

Variants

Bazyli, Vasil, Vasile, Vasily, Basil, Vaso, Vassili, Vaszoly, Vasya, Vasily, Vassily, Wassilios, Wassylky

Well-known bearers of the name

  • Vasily Yaroslavich, Grand Duke
  • Vasily I., Grand Duke
  • Vasily II, Grand Duke
  • Vasily III. , Grand Duke
  • Vasili IV, Grand Duke
  • Vasily the Blessed (1468-1552), a Russian saint
  • Vasily Vladimirovich Berezutsky (* 1982 ), Russian football player
  • Wassilios Fthenakis (* 1937), German - Greek developmental psychologist and anthropologist
  • Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), Russian painter, graphic artist and art theorist
  • Vasily Papin Viktorovich (* 1988), Russian chess player
  • Vasily Vasilievich Rozanov (1856-1919), a Russian philosopher
  • Vasily Grigoryevich Zaitsev (1915-1991), a Soviet sniper during World War II
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