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The name '''Basil''', masc. proper name, from Gk. ''Basileios'' "kingly, royal," from basileus "king."
List of The name '''Basil''', from Gk. ''Basileios'', means ''kingly'' or ''royal'' from "basileus" which means ''king''. ==Saints==There are several [[saints]] with this namenamed Basil, including the following:
===Bishops===
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===January===
*St. '''[[Basil the Great]]''', Bishop of Caesarea ([[January 1]])
===December===
*St. Basil ([[December 15]])
===No commemorationDate===
*St. Basil of the 300 Alamanous Cyprian martyrs and Bishop No commemoration
There are also Bishops with this name:
*[[Basil (Essey) of Wichita]]
