English Explanatory Dictionary

Vasilios

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A transliteration of the Greek male given name Βασίλειος (Vasíleios), equivalent to Basil.

Word forms

Vasilios Vasileios Vassileios Vassilios

Etymology

From a transliteration of Modern Greek Βασίλειος (Vasíleios), a male given name used in (modern) Greece, which in turn derives from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios), from βασίλειος (basíleios, “of the king, kingly, royal”), from βασιλεύς (basileús, “king”). Doublet of Basil. See Basil for more details.

Related words

Vasilis Βασίλης Vasilakis Βασιλάκης Vasiliki Βασιλική
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on V Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary