The Name Vasiliy
Vasiliy is a male name of Greek origin meaning “royal”. Below are the forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Vasiliy is a male name of Greek origin. Meaning: “royal”. From the Greek Βασίλειος, “royal”, from βασιλεύς, “king”.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Vasiliy |
| Short forms | Vasya, Vasilyok |
| Affectionate forms | Vasenka, Vasyuta, Vasyatka |
Name days (angel’s day)
| January 14 | St Basil the Great |
| February 12 | Synaxis of the Three Holy Hierarchs |
| August 15 | Blessed Basil of Moscow, Fool for Christ |
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
Vasiliy, by tradition, is a good-natured, persistent and practical man. He is calm and sensible, and good with both his hands and his head. He dislikes change and takes a long time to get used to anything new. His strength is reliability and patience; his weakness is stubbornness.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Vasiliy («Василий») in the Russian 1–9 table: В 3 + А 1 + С 1 + И 1 + Л 4 + И 1 + Й 2 = 13 → 4. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 4 — order and work. Four is the number of foundations: discipline, reliability, practicality. The person builds slowly but firmly; the weak spot is conservatism and reluctance to change.
Vowels give the soul number 3 (communication and creativity), consonants the personality number 1 (will and leadership). Inner motive: communication and creativity; outer manner: will and leadership. Such a gap is not bad in itself: others see one side, close people know the other.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): В=2 + А=1 + С=200 + И=8 + Л=30 + И=8 + Й=8 = 257, reduced to 5. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
В — sociability and realism. Ease in making contacts, a creative approach to life, the ability to set realistic goals; closeness to nature.
Other letters: А — beginning and action; С — common sense; И — refinement and kindness; Л — sense of beauty; Й — impulsiveness.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 4 is linked with the planet Uranus.
| Planet | Uranus |
| Stones | sapphire |
| Colours | pale blue, grey, electric blue |
| Favourable days | Saturday, Sunday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 4 goes most easily with 2, 6 and 7, and has more friction with 3 and 5.
Goes well with: Angelina, Darya, Elizaveta, Zinaida, Liliya, Lyubov, Lyudmila, Olesya, Svetlana, Yuliya.
More friction with: Viktoriya, Evgeniya, Elena, Inna, Miroslava, Rimma.
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Outcome
The name Vasiliy carries the meaning “royal”. Name number 4 — order and work; first letter V — sociability and realism. Inner wishes (communication and creativity) and outer manner (will and leadership) differ: a person with this name needs close people to see more than what is shown. Name days: January 14, February 12, August 15.