vasilii as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of vasilii

What is the meaning of the name vasilii ?

The baby name vasilii is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /vəˈsɪli/ (vah-SIL-ee); Russian: /vɐˈsʲilʲij/.

vasilii is Russian in Origin.

Vasilii is the standard scholarly transliteration of Russian Василий, the Slavic form of Greek Basileios, derived from basileus “king.” Via Church Slavonic and Byzantine Christian influence, the name came to signify “royal, kingly” across the Eastern Orthodox world and became firmly rooted in medieval Rus’.

Carried by revered figures such as St. Basil the Great (4th century) and Russian rulers Vasili II and Vasili III of Moscow, it remained a classic in Russia; St. Basil the Blessed and the painter Wassily Kandinsky further shaped its cultural profile. Common Russian spellings include Vasily, Vasiliy, and Vassily; diminutives are Vasya, Vasenka, and Vaska. Related forms: Ukrainian Vasyl, Belarusian Vasil, Bulgarian/Macedonian Vasil, Serbian Vasilije, Greek Vasileios/Vasilis, Romanian Vasile, Polish Bazyli, English Basil, Italian/Spanish Basilio, French Basile. Feminine counterparts include Russian Vasilisa and Vasiliya, and Greek Vasiliki.