Basil
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Basil is a masculine given name of Greek origin, commonly associated with historical figures, saints, and notable artists and actors.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ocimum basilicum | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English masculine given name
ⓘ
Greek masculine given name ⓘ given name ⓘ masculine given name ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine emperors
ⓘ
Christian saints ⓘ Christian saints ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox saints
actors ⓘ artists ⓘ historical figures ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
Constantinos
ⓘ
surface form:
Βασίλειος
|
| hasCategory |
English masculine given names
ⓘ
Greek masculine given names ⓘ Masculine given names ⓘ |
| hasFeminineForm | Basilia ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOrigin | Greek ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
king
ⓘ
royal ⓘ |
| hasNameDayInTradition | Eastern Orthodox calendar ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
Basil Brush
ⓘ
Basil Bunting ⓘ Basil Dearden ⓘ Basil Hume NERFINISHED ⓘ Basil II NERFINISHED ⓘ Basil Poledouris NERFINISHED ⓘ Basil Rathbone ⓘ Basil Spence NERFINISHED ⓘ Basil Wolverton NERFINISHED ⓘ Basil Zaharoff ⓘ Basil of Caesarea NERFINISHED ⓘ Basil the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Basile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
surface form:
Basilius
Basílio NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasile ⓘ Vasileios NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasilios NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasiliy NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCognateOf |
Basileios
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vasile NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasilios NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | baptismal name ⓘ |
| usedByDenomination |
Eastern Orthodoxy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| usedInCulture |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox communities
English-speaking countries ⓘ Greek culture ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Basil Embry
this entity surface form:
Ocimum basilicum