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Vasilis Vafeas
Vassilios or Vassileios, also transliterated Vasileios, Vasilios, Vassilis or Vasilis ( el, Βασίλειος or Βασίλης), is a Greek given name, the origin of Basil (name), Basil. In ancient/medieval/Byzantine context, it is also transliterated as Basileios. It is directly descended from the word "King", el, Βασιλιάς. It descends from the Greek language. People *Vassilis Alexakis, Greek-French writer *Vassilis Andrianopoulos, Greek footballer *Vasilis Avlonitis, Greek actor *Vasilis Avramidis, Greek footballer *Vasilis Barkas, Greek footballer *Vasilis Bolanos, ethnic Greek mayor of Himara, Albania *Vassilis Borbokis, Greek footballer *Vasilis Dimitriadis, Greek footballer *Vasilis Fragkias, Greek basketball coach *Vassilis Gagatsis, president of the Hellenic Football Federation *Vasilis Georgiadis, Greek film director and actor *Vasilis Golias, Greek footballer *Vassilis Hatzipanagis, Greek footballer *Vassilios Iliadis, Greek judoka *Vasilios Kalogeracos, Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basil (name)
The name Basil (''royal, kingly'') comes from the male Greek name Vassilios (, female version ), which first appeared during the Hellenistic period. It is derived from "basileus" ( el, βασιλεύς, links=no), of greek origin, meaning "king", "emperor" or "tzar", 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 (, ''bāsil'') is a name for boys that means "brave, fearless, intrepid". Different derived names in different languages include Barsegh in Armenian; Basile in French; Basilius in German; Basilio in Italian and Spanish; Basílio in Portuguese; Bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |