Given name · Greek · gkm
Βασίλης
“one who is kingly; born to royalty”
Βασίλης (Vasílis) is a masculine given name. It is used in Greek.
Greek and gkmWritten in Greek script. In English: Basil.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Βασίλης is Vasilis written in the Greek alphabet. One Greek interpretation is “one who is kingly; born to royalty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Βασίλης is Vasilis written in the Greek alphabet. An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
Explained through its name family
Βασίλης’s family of names
In Greek usage, Βασίλης has a diminutive in Βασιλάκης. In Greek usage, Βασίλης has a conventional equivalent in the English form Basil. In Greek usage, Βασίλης has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Vasil.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Βασίλης has relatives in 4 languages.
7 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 35
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- BasilEnglish
- Vasiliequivalent
- Basilioequivalent
- Bazilequivalent
- Vasilijeequivalent
- BasileFrench
- Vasileequivalent
- Wasylequivalent
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- Vassiliosequivalent
- Wassilequivalent
- VasilyEnglish
- Vasilisborrowing · English
- VasilCzech
- Wasilequivalent
- Bazilijequivalent
- Baziloequivalent
- ვასილequivalent
- Basilideequivalent
- Василequivalent
- Lakisequivalent
- Basílioequivalent
- Vasosequivalent
- Василийequivalent
- Васільequivalent
- Wassilyequivalent
- Basiliusequivalent
- Pasiequivalent
- Βάσοςequivalent
- Bazyliequivalent
- Λάκηςequivalent
- Васильequivalent
- Vasylequivalent
- Vassiliequivalent
- Basiliequivalent
- Vazulequivalent
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Βασίλης
- Vasilis TorosidisGreek international footballer (born 1985)
- Vassilis SpanoulisGreek basketball player (born 1982)
- Vasilios TsiartasGreek footballerborn 1972
- Vasilios LakisGreek footballerborn 1976
- Vassilis AlexakisGreek-French writer1943–2021
- Vasilis BarkasGreek association football playerborn 1994
- Vasilis HatzipanagisGreek former footballer born in the Soviet Unionborn 1954
- Vassilis VassilikosGreek writer and diplomat (1933-2023)
- Vasilis KarrasGreek singer (1953–2023)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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