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Wasyl.

a male given name, equivalent to English Vasily

5 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈva.sɘl/

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Vasily

    masculine · person

  2. a male surname

    masculine · person
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *gʷatiléus Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλεύς (băsĭleús) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek βασίλειος (basíleios) Ancient Greek Βᾰσῐ́λειος (Băsĭ́leios)bor. Old Church Slavonic Василии (Vasilii)bor. East Slavicbor. Polish Wasyl Borrowed from an East Slavic language, borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Василии (Vasilii), borrowed from Ancient Greek Βᾰσῐ́λειος (Băsĭ́leios), from βασίλειος (basíleios, “of the king, kingly, royal”), from βᾰσῐλεύς (băsĭleús, “king”) + -ῐος (-ĭos, adjective suffix). Doublet of Bazyli.

name/ˈva.sɘl/

  1. a female surname

    feminine · indeclinable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *gʷatiléus Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλεύς (băsĭleús) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek βασίλειος (basíleios) Ancient Greek Βᾰσῐ́λειος (Băsĭ́leios)bor. Old Church Slavonic Василии (Vasilii)bor. East Slavicbor. Polish Wasyl Borrowed from an East Slavic language, borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Василии (Vasilii), borrowed from Ancient Greek Βᾰσῐ́λειος (Băsĭ́leios), from βασίλειος (basíleios, “of the king, kingly, royal”), from βᾰσῐλεύς (băsĭleús, “king”) + -ῐος (-ĭos, adjective suffix). Doublet of Bazyli.

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