Vasily

Russian form of Basil, Greek

"royal"

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.

20 Names Similar to Vasily

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• Nyxie
• Vasil
• Hakon
• Antaine
• Malaika
• Milya
• Dahey
• Essex
• Gawen
• Ranan
• Beaux
• Shosha
• Morwina
• Moka
• Yura
• Neander
• Cullinan
• Levka
• Theroux
• Yoel

Famous People Named Vasily

• 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