Name: Basil
Gender: Male
Usage: Basil, of latin origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Basil are in general originating from Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Basil across the world, see Basilius.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Basil is: Kingly, Royal.
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The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 7. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: spiritual, intelligent, analytical, reserved, knowledgeable, mysterious, intuitive.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Philosophical, Spiritual
Ruling planet: Neptune
Colors: Green
Gemstones: Moonstone
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The name Basil is ranked on the 2,866th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 126700 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.002% of the population. The name Basil has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Basil for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Basil is 12 November.
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History and Origin
The name Basil Arabic باسل | /ˈbæzəl/; royal, kingly; has origins from the male Greek name Vassilios (Greek: Βασίλειος, female version Bασιλική) which first appeared during the Hellenistic period. It is derived from "basileus" (Greek: βασιλεύς) a Greek word of pre-Hellenic origin meaning "king", from which words such as basilica and basilisk (via Latin), as well as the eponymous herb (via Old French) derive, and the name of the Italian region Basilicata, which had been long under the rule of the Byzantine Emperor (also called basileus).
It was brought to England by the Crusaders, having been common in the eastern Mediterranean. It is more often used in Britain and Europe than in the US and is also the name of a common herb.
In Arabic, Basel is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means "courageous", "lion". It is derived from the B-S-L root which is used in many places in the Quran.
Different derived names in different languages include: Basile in French; Basilius in German; Basilio in Italian, Galician and Spanish, Basileo in Galician, Vasile in Romanian, Vasil in Bulgarian, Vasilije in Serbian, Bazil, Bazsó, Vászoly and Vazul in Hungarian.
Basil has many variant forms: Basel, Bassel, Bassil, Basile, Bacile, Basilic, Basilides, Basileios, Basileo, Basilie, Basilio, Basilius, Bazeel, Bazeelius, Bazil, Bazyli, Breasal, Pasi, Vasil, Vasyl, Vasile, Vaseleos, Vasileos, Vasilije, Vasilj, Vasko, Vaso, Vasilios, Vasilios, Vasilius, Vasilus, Vassilis, Vasili, Vassili, Vasiliy, Vassilij, Vassily and Wassily.
Basil may refer to the following people:
English: from the Greek name Basileios ‘royal’ (a derivative of basileus king). This name was borne by St Basil the Great (c.330–379), bishop of Caesarea, a theologian regarded as one of the Fathers of the Eastern Church. It was also the name of several early saints martyred in the East.
Cognates: Polish: Bazyli. Russian: Vasili.
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3 October 2015
Basilica/Besilica is still a name used though rare. It is in my family and I hear in Europe...Greece?
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