Signification
"royal" or "kingly"
From the Latin Basilius and the Greek Basileios (kingly, royal), names derived from basileus (king). The name was borne by a 4th-century Greek theologian known as St. Basil the Great (c. 330-79). A bishop of Caesarea, he is regarded as one of the fathers of the Eastern Church. (BAH-SEE-LEE-O)
Derived from the Greek Basileois (kingly). Var: Bacilio, Bacillio, Bacilo, Basileo, Basillio, Basilo, Bassilleo, Bassillio, Bazilio, Vacilio, Vasilio. Pet: Bacho, Chilo. (BAH-SEE-LEE-O)
(Greek, Latin) a form of Basil.
