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The first name Vasyl

A boy’s name.

2 syllables Male

Meaning and origin

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Васи́ль (Vasýlʹ), equivalent to Basil.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Famous people named Vasyl

7 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Vasyl Stankovych
    Fencer, born 1946
  • Vasyl Semeniuk
    Eparch of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, born 1949
  • Vasyl Kuk
    Commander of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (1913-2007)
  • Vasil Bykaŭ
    Belarusian writer (1924–2003)
  • Vasili Eroshenko
    Anarchist writer, Esperantist, linguist and teacher (1890–1952)
  • Sofron Mudry
    Catholic bishop (1923-2014)
  • Vasilko Rostislavich
    (1067-1124)