The baby name Wassily is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Vah-SEE-lee; IPA: /vəˈsiːli/ or /vɑˈsiːli/.
Wassily is Russian in Origin.
The baby name Wassily is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Vah-SEE-lee; IPA: /vəˈsiːli/ or /vɑˈsiːli/.
Wassily is Russian in Origin.
Wassily is a German-influenced transliteration of the Russian given name Vasily (Василий), the Slavic form of Greek Basileios, meaning “kingly” or “royal.” The spelling with W spread in Western Europe through German publications and is strongly associated with the painter Wassily Kandinsky. In the Eastern Orthodox world the name has been common for centuries, honored under the cult of St. Basil the Great; name days often fall on 1 January (Orthodox) or 2 January (Western).
Closely related forms include Vasily, Vasili, Vasiliy; Vasil (Bulgarian, Georgian), Vasile (Romanian), Vasyl (Ukrainian), Vasilije (Serbian), and Basil/Basile (English/French), with Greek Vasileios. Diminutives and nicknames include Vasya (Russian) and Vasko (South Slavic). Borne by rulers and clerics - from Tsar Vasily IV Shuisky to many bishops - the name remains recognizable yet uncommon in English, where the Wassily spelling evokes Russian heritage and early modernist art.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| France | Boys | 1996 | #355 | 3 | 1,971 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
Wassily is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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