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By Grace Royal · Jul 2026

Vasily

OriginRussian form of Basil, Greek
Meaning"royal"
GenderBoy
NB Rank#4714

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About Vasily

Variation of Basil

Famous Vasilys

  • Vasily Alekseyev

    Soviet weightlifter

  • Vasili Arkhipov

    Soviet Navy officer

  • Vasily Chapayev

    Russian Army commander

  • Vasily Chuikov

    Soviet marschal

  • Vasily Degtyaryov

    Russian weapons designer and Major General

  • Vasily Dzhugashvili

    son 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 Fet

    main character in "The Strain" books/TV series

  • Vasily Lantsov

    grishaverse

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