MEANING & HISTORY
What does Basilia mean?
Basilia is a documented feminine form in the Basil name family. Greek basileios means royal, from basileus, king.
The historical grammatical form explains the name’s meaning without asserting noble ancestry or a ruling position for a modern bearer. Its relationship with Basil is established rather than a guess from the unrelated culinary herb’s English spelling.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Wiktionary / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
Greek
Dictionary accounts by language
Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract; common glosses translated for Filipino.
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