ბასილი

Georgian

Alternative forms

ბასილა (basila) — Racha

Etymology

From Old Georgian ბასილი (basili), from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /basili/, [b̥asili]

Proper noun

ბასილი • (basili)

a male given name, equivalent to English Basil

Derived terms

ბასილიშვილი (basilišvili)
ბასილაშვილი (basilašvili)

Descendants

→ Ossetian: Басил (Basil)

References

Fritz, Sonja (2006) “Basil”, in Die ossetischen Personennamen (Iranisches Personennamenbuch, Band III, Faszikel 3)‎ (in German), based on a dissertation submitted in 1983, Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, § 227, page 36

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