Ancient Greek origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “kingly, royal”
Borrowed from an East Slavic language, borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Василии (Vasilii), borrowed from Ancient Greek Βᾰσῐ́λειος (Băsĭ́leios), from βασίλειος (basíleios, “of the king, kingly, royal”), from βᾰσῐλεύς (băsĭleús, “king”) + -ῐος (-ĭos, adjective suffix). Doublet of Bazyli.
Sources for this account (2)
- Wiktionary: WasylCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- German Wiktionary: WasylCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

