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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Basil m. Greek βασιλεύς 'king'.

The name of four 4th C saints, an 8th C saint, a 9th C Byzantine emperor, a 10th C Byzantine emperor, an 11th C Byzantine emperor, a 14th C emperor of Trebizond, a 14th C grand prince of Moscow, two 15th C grand princes of Moscow, a 16th C Russian saint, and a 16th C Russian czar.

France
Latin
● 1067 Basilius (nom) CartNDSaintes XII; 1121 Basilio (abl) CartNDJosaphat IX
Italy
Latin
◑ 1348 Basilis (gen) INP 3
Latvia
Middle Low German
● 1465 Wassile Mettig1892 p. 4
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Basil". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Basil.