Vasily
Russian form of Basil, Greek
"royal"
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Updated Mon Feb 02 2026
Vasily Origin and Meaning
Variation of Basil
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
The name Vasily in Pop Culture
- Vasiliy Fetmain character in "The Strain" books/TV series
- Vasily Lantsovgrishaverse
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