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Name Basil

Meaning:kingly, royalTools:

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About the name Basil in particular

Gender:male
Languages of use:German, English
Saints:Basil the Great
US 2021 rank:not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below
Similarly written:Basia, Basile, Vasil, Aadil, Aamil, Adil, Amil, Aqil, Asel, Asia     Details
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About Basil/Basilia, the group of names with the same origin as Basil

Meaning/translation:kingly, royal
Language of origin:Old Greek
Info about origin, male:known from Saint Basil the Great, archbishop of Caesarea (4th century)
Words:basileios = kingly, royal  Old Greek
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Variants' top ranks:10:Vasil Bulgaria 2011,  16:Vasilisa Moscow 2014,  18:Basile Paris 2020,  36:Vasile Romania 2009,  80:Basil England+Wales 1924
Old/original forms:Basileios Old Greek, Basilius Latin
Name variants:Basilia, Basilisa, Vasilisa, Vasilissa, Basil, Basile, Basìlio, Vasil, Vasile, Vasili, Vasilii, Vassilios, Vassily, Vasya, Wassili, Wassily   Sortable list   Details
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England+Wales decadesGraph1924 801914 92
Switzerland 1997 215
Switzerland/German 2014 170
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