Василий

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Bulgarian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Old Church Slavonic Василии (Vasilii), borrowed from Byzantine Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios, kingly) with the spread of Christianity.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [vɐˈsilij]
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Proper noun[edit]

Васи́лий (Vasílijm

  1. a male given name from Byzantine Greek, of ecclesiastical usage, feminine equivalent Васили́ка (Vasilíka), equivalent to English Basil or Vasilios

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References[edit]

  • Илчев, Стефан (1969) “Васѝлий”, in Речник на личните и фамилни имена у българите [Dictionary of Bulgarian Personal and Family Names] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 103

Russian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios).

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Васи́лий (Vasílijm anim (genitive Васи́лия, nominative plural Васи́лии, genitive plural Васи́лиев)

  1. a male given name, Vasily, from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Basil

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