Vasilisa

  • [ vah-see-LEE-sah ]
  • Russian
Russian feminine form of BASIL (1).

BASIL (1)   male   English
From the Greek name Βασιλειος (Basileios) which was derived from βασιλευς (basileus) meaning "king". Saint Basil the Great was a 4th-century bishop of Caesarea and one of the fathers of the early Christian church. Due to him, the name (in various spellings) has come into general use in the Christian world, being especially popular among Eastern Christians. It was also borne by two Byzantine emperors.
EQUIVALENTS
BULGARIAN: Vasilka
GREEK: Vasiliki
MACEDONIAN: Vasilija, Vasilka
ROMANIAN: Vasilica
SERBIAN: Vasilija
UKRAINIAN: Vasylyna, Wasylyna
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
BULGARIAN: Vaska
GREEK: Kiki
MACEDONIAN: Vasa, Vaska
MASCULINE FORMS
ALBANIAN: Vasil
ANCIENT GREEK: Basileios, Basilius
BULGARIAN: Vasil, Vasko
ENGLISH (BRITISH): Baz, Bazza
ENGLISH: Basil
FINNISH: Pasi
FRENCH: Basile
GEORGIAN: Vasil, Vaso
GREEK: Vasilios, Vasilis, Vaso, Vassilis
ITALIAN: Basilio
MACEDONIAN: Vasil, Vasko
MEDIEVAL SLAVIC: Vasilii
POLISH: Bazyli
ROMANIAN: Vasile, Vasilica
RUSSIAN: Vasili, Vasiliy, Vasily, Vaska, Vassily, Vasya
SERBIAN: Vasilije, Vaso
SPANISH: Basilio
UKRAINIAN: Vasyl, Wasyl