Basilina as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Basilina

What is the meaning of the name Basilina ?

The baby name Basilina is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ˌbæsɪˈliːnə/ (ba-SIH-LEE-nuh).

Basilina is Greek in Origin.

Basilina is a feminine given name rooted in Greek Basileios (Βασίλειος), ultimately from basileus, “king.” Through the Latin Basilius it gained a feminine derivative with the -ina suffix, yielding the sense “royal, queenly” or “belonging to the royal/kingly line.”

The name is documented in Late Antiquity; a notable bearer was Basilina, mother of the Roman emperor Julian. It continued in the Byzantine world and, via Eastern Christian tradition honoring St. Basil, in Slavic-speaking regions. Today it remains rare in English, but appears sporadically in Greek, Spanish, and Portuguese records, and in East Slavic as Vasilina (Василина). Cognates and variants include Basilia, Basilissa/Basilisa (Greek “queen”), Vasilina/Vassilina, Basiline (French), and the related Vasilisa. Common short forms are Lina and Basi. Pronunciations vary by language, but a common rendering is bah-zee-LEE-nah.

⚙ Basilina doesn't appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. That usually points to a very rare, regional, or newly coined name. Whatever the reason, hardly anyone else has it.