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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.

England
Latin
● 1561 Baselij (gen) RegSoABap p. 3; 1562 Basilij (gen) ibid. p. 6; 1565 Basalij (gen) ibid. p. 10; 1568 Basalij (gen) ibid. p. 15
Early Modern English
● 1558 Bassell RegSoABap p. 1
Finland
Early Modern Swedish
● 1548 Paxille (nom) Audén1980 p. 169., Wasill (nom) ibid. p. 169, Wasils (gen) ibid. p. 168, Wassill (nom) ibid. p. 170; 1582 Waizeilie (nom) ibid. p. 172, Watzeilie (nom) ibid. p. 172
◑ 1582 Waska (nom) Audén1980 p. 172, Waske (nom) ibid. p. 172, Wiska (nom) ibid. p. 172
France
Latin
● 1067 Basilius (nom) CartNDSaintes XII; 1121 Basilio (abl) CartNDJosaphat IX
Germany
Latin
● 1304 Basilius (nom) BremUrk2 no. 36
Early New High German
● 1555 Basell (nom) MHCG2 335
Italy
Latin
◑ 1348 Basilis (gen) INP 3
Latvia
Latin
● 1287 Wassile (nom) RigSB 491, Watsyle (nom) ibid. 213; 1296 Wascil (nom) ibid. 777; 1301 Wacil (nom) ibid. 863; 1302 Wasile (gen) ibid. 91; 1307 Wasile (nom) ibid. 955
Middle Low German
● 1465 Wassile Mettig1892 p. 4
Ukraine
Latin
● 1479 Waszyl (nom) AGZ-18 CVIII-1305; 1480 Vaszyl (nom) ibid. CIX-1313
◑ 1479 Wasko (nom) AGZ-18 CVIII-1305
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Basil". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Basil.