The baby name Vasily is a Boy name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced vah-SEE-lee.
Vasily is Church Slavonic, Greek, Russian in Origin.
The baby name Vasily is a boy name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced vah-SEE-lee.
Vasily is Church Slavonic, Greek, Russian in Origin.
Vasily is the standard English transliteration of Russian Василий, a Slavic form of Greek Basileios. The earliest secure form is ancient Greek Βασίλειος, an adjective built from basileus, king or sovereign, with the adjectival suffix -eios, indicating belonging to or associated with. Its literal sense is royal or kingly. Byzantine pronunciation of beta as /v/ explains the Church Slavonic and Russian initial v.
The name entered Russian naming through Orthodox devotion to Saint Basil the Great, the fourth-century bishop of Caesarea, and it appears among medieval princes of Moscow, including Vasily I, II, and III. Russian diminutives include Vasya, Vasenka, and Vasilyok; related forms occur as Vasil in Bulgarian and Macedonian, Vasile in Romanian, and Basil in English. In the United States, Vasily remains uncommon, usually tied to Russian or Eastern Orthodox family background, with Vasiliy and Vasili also seen in transliteration.
| Vasily Shukshin Vasily Shukshin was a Soviet and Russian writer, actor, screenwriter, and film director best known for his stories and films about rural life. A leading figure in the Village Prose movement, he came from the Altai region and is especially remembered for works like Kalina Krasnaya, There Is Such a Lad, and Pozovi menya v dal svetluyu. | Vasily II of Moscow Vasily II of Moscow was the Grand Prince of Moscow, best known for ruling from 1425 to 1462 during a bitter succession struggle with his uncle Yuri of Zvenigorod. Also called Vasily the Blind or the Dark, he inherited the throne from his father, Vasily I, and remained prince until his death in 1462. | Vasily I of Moscow Vasily I of Moscow is best known as the Grand Prince of Vladimir and Moscow, ruling from 1389 until his death in 1425. Vasily I Dmitriyevich was the son and heir of Dmitry Donskoy, and he continued his father’s line as one of the key rulers of medieval Moscow. |
| Vasily Sokolovsky Vasily Sokolovsky was a Soviet Marshal of the Soviet Union best known for helping plan and carry out the Battle of Berlin as Georgy Zhukov’s chief of staff during World War II. He was also a military theorist and senior Red Army commander. | Vasily Livanov Vasily Livanov is a Soviet and Russian actor, director, screenwriter, and writer best known for playing Sherlock Holmes in the Soviet TV series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Born in 1935, he was named People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1988 and also became widely recognized for his work in animation and film. | Vasily Lanovoy Vasily Lanovoy was a Soviet and Russian actor best known for his acclaimed stage and screen career, especially with the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow. He appeared in well-known films such as Officers, Anna Karenina, and War and Peace, and he also served as president of the Artek Festival of Films for Children. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #76 | 6 | 756 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #82 | 1,821 | 12,621 |
| KZ | 0 | #88 | 7 | 1,452 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #113 | 13 | 2,087 |
| RU | 0 | #124 | 70 | 3,641 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #172 | 3 | 3,954 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #199 | 93 | 6,578 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #267 | 7 | 6,912 |
| IL | 0 | #280 | 3 | 6,291 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 11 | 6,530 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #328 | 4 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #418 | 10 | 2,041 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #489 | 10 | 11,913 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #507 | 4 | 10,188 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #521 | 28 | 10,655 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #542 | 11 | 10,162 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #556 | 4 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #565 | 43 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #649 | 34 | 3,552 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #690 | 8 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #894 | 5 | 7,053 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #910 | 21 | 5,610 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #917 | 9 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #938 | 15 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #941 | 11 | 5,873 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,413 | 59 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Vasily is popular in 45 countries — most recent births per country:
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