The first name Basile

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About the first name Basile

Meaning

The name Basile traditionally means “king” or “royal”.

Historical origin

The name Basile comes from Greek Basileios, derived from basileus “king”.

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Basile is one of the names whose presence in older records is partly explained by Catholic tradition and the names of saints.

Pronunciation:ba-silbaz.il

Frequency of the first name Basile by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Basile by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name BasileLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Basile in baptisms by year.10075502501695174517951845189519451695–1699 2 baptisms1700–1704 2 baptisms1705–1709 1 baptisms1710–1714 3 baptisms1715–1719 2 baptisms1720–1724 2 baptisms1725–1729 11 baptisms1730–1734 9 baptisms1735–1739 13 baptisms1740–1744 11 baptisms1745–1749 8 baptisms1750–1754 16 baptisms1755–1759 10 baptisms1760–1764 13 baptisms1765–1769 12 baptisms1770–1774 26 baptisms1775–1779 16 baptisms1780–1784 18 baptisms1785–1789 27 baptisms1790–1794 42 baptisms1795–1799 43 baptisms1800–1804 33 baptisms1805–1809 48 baptisms1810–1814 26 baptisms1815–1819 47 baptisms1820–1824 48 baptisms1825–1829 39 baptisms1830–1834 40 baptisms1835–1839 53 baptisms1840–1844 33 baptisms1845–1849 40 baptisms1850–1854 42 baptisms1855–1859 25 baptisms1860–1864 18 baptisms1865–1869 15 baptisms1870–1874 11 baptisms1875–1879 14 baptisms1880–1884 6 baptisms1885–1889 4 baptisms1895–1899 3 baptisms1900–1904 2 baptisms1905–1909 2 baptisms1910–1914 1 baptisms1915–1919 1 baptisms1925–1929 1 baptisms1945–1949 2 baptisms

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