Given name · Russian
Василиса
“queen”
Василиса (Vasilísa) is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek, meaning “queen.” It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Vasilisa.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Russian usage, Василиса developed from Βασίλισσα.
Василиса’s family of names
In Russian usage, Василиса developed from the Ancient Greek form Βασίλισσα. In Russian usage, Василиса has a conventional equivalent in the French form Reine. In Russian usage, Василиса has a conventional equivalent in the English form Vasilisa.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Василиса has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Василиса comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- ReineFrench
- Vasiliaequivalent
- Basilisaequivalent
- Василинаequivalent
- Vasilinaequivalent
- Vasylisaequivalent
- Basilissaequivalent
- BazylisaPolish
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Василиса
- Vasilisa StepanenkoUkrainian journalist, producer, presenterborn 1999
- Vasilisa BardinaRussian tennis playerborn 1987
- Vasilisa StepanovaRussian rowerborn 1993
- Vasilisa MelentyevaRussian tsaritsa
- Vasilisa KozhinaRussian guerilla leader during the French invasion of 18121780–1840
- Vasilisa KuzminaRussian filmmaker and actressborn 1991
- Vasilisa PashchenkoHero of the Russian Federation1923–1945
- Vasilisa VolodinaSoviet psychologistborn 1974
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