Vasily
Russian form of Basil, Greek
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Updated Thu Apr 18 2024
Vasily Origin and Meaning
The name Vasily is a boy's name of Russian origin meaning "royal".
Vasily is one of many forms of the Greek Basil, all rare in the US.
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Famous People Named Vasily
- Vasily AlekseyevSoviet weightlifter
- Vasili ArkhipovSoviet Navy officer
- Vasily ChapayevRussian Army commander
- Vasily ChuikovSoviet marschal
- Vasily DegtyaryovRussian weapons designer and Major General
- Vasily Dzhugashvilison of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin
- Vasily Grossman (1905–1964)Soviet writer and journalist
- Vasily Karatygin (1802–1880)Russian actor
- Vasily Livanov (born 1935)Russian actor and screenwriter
- Vasily Lobanov (born 1947)Russian composer and pianist
- Vasily Nezabitovsky (1824–1883)Ukrainian jurist
- Vasily Petrenko (born 1976)Russian conductor
- Vasily Seseman (1884–1963)Russian and Lithuanian philosopher
- Vasily Smyslov (1921–2010)Soviet chess player
- Vasily Tsibliyev (born 1954)Russian cosmonaut
Vasily in Pop Culture
- Vasiliy Fetmain character in "The Strain" books/TV series