Vasily

Vasili or Vasily (Russian: Васи́лий) is a Slavic male given name of Greek origin and corresponds to Basil. It may refer to:

Surname:

  • Laert Vasili (born 1974), Albanian actor
  • Petrit Vasili, Albanian politician

Given name:

  • Vasili I of Moscow Grand Prince from 1389-1425
  • Vasili II of Moscow Grand Prince from 1425-1462
  • Vasili III of Russia Tsar from 1505-1533
  • Vasili IV of Russia Tsar from 1606-1610
  • Basil Fool for Christ (1469-1557), also known as Saint Basil, or Vasily Blazhenny
  • Vasily Chuikov (1900-1982), Soviet marschal
  • Vasily Seseman (1884-1963), Russian and Lithuanian philosopher
  • Vasily Smyslov (1921-2010), Soviet chess player
  • Vasily Zaytsev, Soviet sniper
  • Wassily Kandinsky, (1866-1944), Russian painter and art theorist.

Other:

  • Vasili, a village in Cyprus
  • Wassily Chair, 1920s furniture, named after Wassily Kandinsky

The surname Vasilyev (Russian: Васи́льев) is derived from the name. The surname Vasin (Russian: Ва́син) is derived from Vasya, a short form of the name.