Vasilisa Forename

15,936th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 59,583 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Moldova

Vasilisa Forename User-submission:

It means 'queen' or 'empress', a divine power on earth.

The name comes from a Russian fairy tale featuring Vasilisa the wise.

It is the Russian form of the name Basil (derived from the Greek word βασίλισσα, basilissa).

Vasilisa Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia
100%
46,3201:3,114215
Moldova
100%
6,1701:577114
Belarus
 
98%
2,3681:4,004180
Uzbekistan
100%
1,2811:24,0331,671
Kazakhstan
 
99%
1,2331:14,3931,065
Tajikistan
 
97%
7431:11,2721,101
Latvia
100%
2201:9,162644
Bulgaria
100%
1371:51,0252,514
Transnistria
100%
1261:3,775200
Tanzania
100%
1071:493,34914,131
United States
 
91%
931:3,898,24752,546
Lithuania
100%
931:31,741966
Turkmenistan
100%
801:68,411912
Kyrgyzstan
100%
751:79,6445,837
Thailand
 
99%
561:1,251,17541,939
Spain
100%
551:845,9998,105
Georgia
100%
401:93,4623,512
Israel
100%
381:221,1296,491
Mexico
100%
291:4,280,84218,370
Azerbaijan
100%
291:332,5158,289
Armenia
100%
231:126,9022,876
Brazil
100%
211:10,201,722125,264
Estonia
100%
201:65,7693,350
England
100%
161:3,475,18336,259
Germany
100%
161:6,042,36723,110
Czechia
100%
121:888,0143,257
Philippines
100%
111:9,637,225138,004
China-101:136,605,57866,281
Egypt-91:10,211,21621,716
Greece
100%
91:1,214,9509,925
France-81:8,308,79227,570
Peru
100%
81:3,973,93231,495
Sweden
100%
81:1,232,23822,791
Turkey
100%
81:9,725,21431,896
Argentina-81:5,346,65513,183
Jordan-71:1,260,9686,027
Montenegro
100%
61:105,7632,838
India-51:242,975,5942,326,743
Romania-51:4,010,39528,162
Slovenia
100%
51:491,7525,628
Italy
100%
51:12,212,41834,417
Canada-51:6,626,67458,631
Venezuela-51:6,040,37977,223
Abkhazia
100%
41:60,8561,852
Taiwan
100%
41:5,942,42087,370
Finland
 
88%
41:1,370,79611,464
Australia-31:4,552,54130,048
Ukraine-31:15,166,63617,541
Malaysia
100%
21:15,224,970260,513
Croatia
100%
21:2,108,53815,895
Serbia
100%
21:3,572,8608,125
Bosnia and Herzegovina-21:1,762,2296,852
Belgium
100%
21:5,745,02030,381
Indonesia-21:128,981,8341,206,875
Japan-21:63,993,02872,606
Paraguay
100%
21:3,618,40211,946
Nicaragua
100%
21:3,009,16824,322
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Albania
100%
21:1,523,28533,816
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Slovakia
100%
11:5,310,0639,949
San Marino-11:32,920787
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Poland-11:38,027,1129,241
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Netherlands
100%
11:16,902,08343,152
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Luxembourg-11:564,0495,042
North Macedonia
100%
11:2,090,75715,787
Maldives-11:433,9035,827

Vasilisa Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means 'queen' or 'empress', a divine power on earth.

The name comes from a Russian fairy tale featuring Vasilisa the wise.

It is the Russian form of the name Basil (derived from the Greek word βασίλισσα, basilissa).

- alisa

Vasilisa Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vasilissa94450/
Vassilisa9433/
Vasilitsa9413/
Vasilisia944/
Vasislisa943/
Vaisilisa942/
Vasielisa941/
Vasilisca941/
Vasilisha941/
Vassilissa8943/
Vasilisaya891/
Vasilica8834,825/
Basilisa8827,047/
Vasilija885,190/
Vaselisa881,769/
Vacilisa8855/
Wasilisa8834/
Vasiliza8820/
Vasylisa883/
Vasilesa883/
Vasiliso882/
Vasilisy882/
Fasilisa881/
Vesilisa881/
Uasilisa881/
Vasilise881/
Vasilisi881/
Vasilysa881/
Vosilisa881/
Basilisia82176/
Basilissa82129/
Bassilisa8216/
Bascilisa8212/
Vasilicia8211/
Vasilitse8210/
Vaselissa829/
Vasileiso824/
Vasilisiy824/
Vassilica823/
Baisilisa822/
Basilisas822/
Basilisha822/
Vacilisia822/
Bhasilisa821/
Basielisa821/
Basiliesa821/
Basilisah821/
Basilisea821/
Basailisa821/
Baseilisa821/
Vasilicha821/
Vasiligia821/
Vasiliose821/
Vasilioso821/
Vasilyssa821/
Vaselisaa821/
Vassiliso821/
Vassiliza821/
Wasilissa821/
Vaselisia821/
Wassilissa783/
Vassilizia782/
Bassilissa782/
Bhasilisha781/
Vasileasca781/
Vasilische781/
Vassilisio781/
Watshilisa781/
Bascilissa781/
Bassilisia781/
Vasylysa754,616/
Bacilisa752,820/
Basiliza751,825/
Basiliso751,034/
Baselisa75978/
Vaselija7590/
Vaselysa7558/
Basilesa7540/
Vacelisa7532/
Vaseliza7525/
Vaciliza7521/
Bazilisa7521/
Basilise7516/
Vacilica7514/
Vasilici7513/
Vaselica756/
Facilisa754/
Veselisa753/
Vaziliza752/
Vaseliso752/
Vasilijo752/
Wasiliza752/
Basylisa752/
Bosilisa752/
Vasilice752/
Basilisi751/
Basiliça751/
Basilysa751/
Fesilisa751/
Fajilisa751/
Vaciliso751/
Vajilica751/
Vasilizo751/
Vaselise751/
Wasilisy751/
Wagilisa751/
Vosilica751/
Vazilija751/
Wacilisa751/
Bhashilisha741/
Basilicia711,499/
Basilisse7187/
Basilisio7175/
Bacilisia7138/
Vacilicia7115/
Bazilissa7115/
Baselissa7111/
Fasilaiso7110/
Vasylyssa717/
Bacilissa716/
Vassilici715/
Vagelitsa715/
Basciliza715/
Vacilisio715/
Basilissi713/
Basilisso713/
Vasilichi713/
Baselisia713/
Vaselicia712/
Vacilizia712/
Basilaiza712/
Basilicha712/
Basilicea712/
Vasilicio712/
Vacelissa712/
Vasylytsa712/
Beusilisa711/
Batcilisa711/
Basieliza711/
Basilaysa711/
Basilecia711/
Basilizah711/
Bassylisa711/
Bascelisa711/
Baseliosa711/
Bacielisa711/
Fascilica711/
Faselisia711/
Vaselizah711/
Vazieliza711/
Vazilicia711/
Phacilisa711/
Phasiliza711/
Wasciliza711/
Varzelisa711/
Vascilice711/
Vasilejos711/
Vasilizio711/
Wasylissa711/
Bassiliza711/
Bascilicia673/
Vassilicio672/
Bassilisse671/
Vaselyusha671/
Fazilishah671/
Basselissa671/
Bassilicia671/
Baciluissa671/

Vasilisa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vasilisa in the Russian language
Василисаvasilisa-

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