Given name & surname · Russian
Базиль
“royal”
Базиль is a masculine given name, possibly from Ancient Greek. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Bazilʹ.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Базиль possibly goes back to Ancient Greek Βασίλειος, meaning “royal.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Базиль’s family of names
In Russian usage, Базиль has a conventional equivalent in the French form Basile. In Russian usage, Базиль as a surname has a transliteration in Bazilʹ.
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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