Given name

Basilissa

Basilissa is a given name from Greek. It is used in Italian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Basilissa comes from Greek.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Basilissa’s family of names

In German usage, Basilissa has a related form in Basilia. In Italian usage, Basilissa has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Bazylisa.

Walk Basilissa’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 4

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Greek

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Ancient Greek

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Greek

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Sibling ideas

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