Given name · also Russian
Vasilijus
“of the king, kingly, royal”
Vasilijus is a masculine given name from Russian, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Lithuanian.
Original RussianВасилий
Meaning & origin
What it means
Vasilijus is a romanization of Василий. Василий goes back to Ancient Greek βασίλειος, meaning “of the king, kingly, royal.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Vasilijus comes from Russian, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Lithuanian usage, Vasilijus developed from Βασίλειος.
Vasilijus’s family of names
In Lithuanian usage, Vasilijus developed from the Ancient Greek form Βασίλειος. In Lithuanian usage, Vasilijus has a related form in Basilijus. In Lithuanian usage, Vasilijus was borrowed from the Russian form Василий.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
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.
People named Vasilijus
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“royal”
>99% boys