"royal, kingly, brave, valiant, chivalrous" in
Greek; "brave, fearless, intrepid" in
Arabic
The name Basil (royal, kingly) comes from the male
Greek name
Vassilios (
Greek: Βασίλειος, female version Bασιλεία), which first appeared during the
Hellenistic period. It is derived from "
basileus" (Greek: βασιλεύς), a Greek word of pre-Hellenic origin, meaning "king", from which words such as
basilica and
basilisk (via
Latin) as well as the eponymous herb
basil (via
Old French) derive, and the name of the
Italian region
Basilicata, which had been long under the rule of the
Byzantine Emperor (also called basileus).
It was brought to England by the Crusaders, having been common in the eastern Mediterranean. It is more often used in Britain and Europe than in the United States. It is also the name of
a common herb.
In
Arabic, Bas(s)el (باسل, bāsil) is a name for boys and girls that means "brave, fearless, intrepid".[1]
Different derived names in different languages include
Barsegh in Armenian; Basile in French; Basilius in German; Basilio in Italian and Spanish; Basílio in Portuguese; Basileo in Galician; Vasyl in Ukraine;
Vasile in Romanian;
Vasil in Bulgarian; Vasilije in Serbian;
Vasily in Russian;
Bazil, Bazsó, Vászoly and Vazul in Hungarian.
Baselios III, Maphrian of the East (936–960) (See
List of maphrians)
Baselios IV of Tagrit, Maphrian of the East (1046–1069) (See
List of maphrians)
Baselios Behnam Hadliyo (died 1454), Maphrian of the East (1404–1412), later
Ignatius Behnam Hadliyo, Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1445 until his death in 1454
Baselios Philoxenus, Maphrian of the East (1471–1487) (See
List of maphrians)
Baselios Abraham, Maphrian of the East (1496–1508) (See
List of maphrians)
Baselios Solomon (died 1518), Maphrian of the East of the Syriac Orthodox Church, from 1509 until his death in 1518
Baselios Blias, Maphrian of the East (1518–1523) (See
List of maphrians)
Baselios Lazarus III (died 1713), Maphrian of the East of the Syriac Orthodox Church, from 1709 until his death in 1713.
Baselios Sakralla III of Aleppo (died 1764), Maphriyano (Catholicos) of the Syriac Orthodox Church of the East from 1748–1760. He came to India in 1751 and was buried there
Baselios Cleemis (born 1959), Cardinal, Major Archbishop-Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Baselios Paulose I (1836–1913), Catholicos of the East, the First Catholicos of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church from 1912 to 1913
Baselios Paulose II (1914–1996), Catholicos of India of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church from 1975 to 1996
Basil, a character from the children's series, Babar
Basil Steele, a character from the Welsh children's series, Fireman Sam
References
^Wehr, Hans (1979). Cowan, J. Milton (ed.). A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. p. 73.
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"royal, kingly, brave, valiant, chivalrous" in
Greek; "brave, fearless, intrepid" in
Arabic
The name Basil (royal, kingly) comes from the male
Greek name
Vassilios (
Greek: Βασίλειος, female version Bασιλεία), which first appeared during the
Hellenistic period. It is derived from "
basileus" (Greek: βασιλεύς), a Greek word of pre-Hellenic origin, meaning "king", from which words such as
basilica and
basilisk (via
Latin) as well as the eponymous herb
basil (via
Old French) derive, and the name of the
Italian region
Basilicata, which had been long under the rule of the
Byzantine Emperor (also called basileus).
It was brought to England by the Crusaders, having been common in the eastern Mediterranean. It is more often used in Britain and Europe than in the United States. It is also the name of
a common herb.
In
Arabic, Bas(s)el (باسل, bāsil) is a name for boys and girls that means "brave, fearless, intrepid".[1]
Different derived names in different languages include
Barsegh in Armenian; Basile in French; Basilius in German; Basilio in Italian and Spanish; Basílio in Portuguese; Basileo in Galician; Vasyl in Ukraine;
Vasile in Romanian;
Vasil in Bulgarian; Vasilije in Serbian;
Vasily in Russian;
Bazil, Bazsó, Vászoly and Vazul in Hungarian.
Baselios III, Maphrian of the East (936–960) (See
List of maphrians)
Baselios IV of Tagrit, Maphrian of the East (1046–1069) (See
List of maphrians)
Baselios Behnam Hadliyo (died 1454), Maphrian of the East (1404–1412), later
Ignatius Behnam Hadliyo, Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1445 until his death in 1454
Baselios Philoxenus, Maphrian of the East (1471–1487) (See
List of maphrians)
Baselios Abraham, Maphrian of the East (1496–1508) (See
List of maphrians)
Baselios Solomon (died 1518), Maphrian of the East of the Syriac Orthodox Church, from 1509 until his death in 1518
Baselios Blias, Maphrian of the East (1518–1523) (See
List of maphrians)
Baselios Lazarus III (died 1713), Maphrian of the East of the Syriac Orthodox Church, from 1709 until his death in 1713.
Baselios Sakralla III of Aleppo (died 1764), Maphriyano (Catholicos) of the Syriac Orthodox Church of the East from 1748–1760. He came to India in 1751 and was buried there
Baselios Cleemis (born 1959), Cardinal, Major Archbishop-Catholicos of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Baselios Paulose I (1836–1913), Catholicos of the East, the First Catholicos of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church from 1912 to 1913
Baselios Paulose II (1914–1996), Catholicos of India of the Jacobite Syrian Christian Church from 1975 to 1996
Basil, a character from the children's series, Babar
Basil Steele, a character from the Welsh children's series, Fireman Sam
References
^Wehr, Hans (1979). Cowan, J. Milton (ed.). A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. p. 73.
Name list
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.