Vasilisa

Feminization of Vasili, Russian from Greek
"royal, kingly"

Vasilisa Origin and Meaning

The name Vasilisa is a girl's name of Russian origin meaning "royal, kingly".

Vasilisa is the feminine form of Vasili, the Russian translation of Basil.

Famous People Named Vasilisa

  • Vasilissa4th century Nicodemian child martyr
  • Vasilisa Melentyevaprobably fictional sixth wife of Ivan the Terrible
  • Vasilisa Alexandrovna DavankovaRussian ice dancer
  • Vasilisa Alekseyevna BardinaRussian tennis player
  • Vasilisa DavydovaRussian tennis player
  • Vasilisa Vladimirovna VolodinaRussian TV presenter
  • Vasilisa PavlovaRussian model

Vasilisa in Pop Culture

  • Vasilisa "Lissa" Dragomircharacter in Richelle Mead's "Vampire Academy" novels
  • Vasilisaseveral of Koschei's wives in Caterynne M. Valente's novel "Deathless"
  • "The Firebird and Princess Vasilisa" Russian folktale
  • Vasilisa the Wise or Vasilisa the BeautifulRussian folk figure

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