Bazilius
BAZÌLIUS
Etymology
Cf. polish Bazyli (SSNO I 112), bRuss. Базылеў, Базылёў, Базылевiч, Базыленка, Базылiк, Базыльчык, Базылюк ¹. This is an Orthodox pers.n. Vosỹlius (see), a phonetic variant of the itacistic Greek personal name Βασίλιoϛ ², which came from Catholic lands through Poles or simply from Latin. Basil.
Feminine FORMS
Bazilienė / Baziliūtė
Pronunciation
/bɐˈzʲɪlʲʊ̟s/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. M. Biryla, 1966, с. 41.
2. J. Dumčius, 1957, p. 180.