Name
Vasilisa
Meaning
Vasilisa is a feminine name of Russian origin meaning “royal, queenly”.
Vasilisa is the Russian feminine of the Greek basileus, king, and belongs to Vasilisa the Beautiful, the fairy-tale heroine who outwits the witch Baba Yaga with the help of a magic doll. The name carries both crown and folktale in equal measure.
A top-20 girls' name in Russia in recent years.
At a glance
- Origin
- Russian
- Gender
- Feminine
- Pronounced
- /vah-see-LEE-sah/
- Themes
- Royalty
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Questions
Vasilisa is a feminine name of Russian origin meaning “royal, queenly”. Vasilisa is the Russian feminine of the Greek basileus, king, and belongs to Vasilisa the Beautiful, the fairy-tale heroine who outwits the witch Baba Yaga with the help of a magic doll.
Vasilisa is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. It is a top-20 girls' name in Russia in recent years.
The name Vasilisa comes from Russian. Vasilisa is the Russian feminine of the Greek basileus, king, and belongs to Vasilisa the Beautiful, the fairy-tale heroine who outwits the witch Baba Yaga with the help of a magic doll. The name carries both crown and folktale in equal measure.
Vasilisa is pronounced vah-see-LEE-sah.
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