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Name

Vasilisa

/vah-see-LEE-sah/ FeminineRussian

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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