THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Basilio
Basilio is recorded as a male given name in Tagalog and Cebuano. The source gives a linguistic connection through Spanish, specifically the form Basilio.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /baˈsiljo/Standard-Tagalog
- [bɐˈsil.jo]Standard-Tagalog
Ba · sil · io3 source divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗Wiktionary contributors / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Borrowed from Spanish Basilio, from Latin Basilius, borrowed from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios).
a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Basil
Wiktionary: Basilio (Tagalog) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
CebuanoEtymology & source
From Spanish Basilio, from Latin Basilius, from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios).
a male given name from Spanish
Wiktionary: Basilio (Cebuano) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
SpanishEtymology & source
From Latin Basilius, borrowed from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios).
a male given name, equivalent to English Basil
Wiktionary: Basilio (Spanish) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Basilio
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Basilio Valdes
Filipino soldier and doctor (1892–1970)
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Paciano Aniceto
Filippino Roman-Catholic archbishop
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
8
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
3
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Paciano Aniceto, Basilio Valdes
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Basilio in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Basilio
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Basilia♀Given name recorded in the source dictionary
- Basiliso·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Basil♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Basio·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Baidido·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Bailey♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Barlie·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Barsilida·Recorded Philippine given-name form
What rhymes with Basilio?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
Recorded combinations with Basilio
3 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
- Basilio Louie·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Erico Basilio·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Victorio Basilio·Recorded Philippine given-name form
Explore Basilio further
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q18416923 — Basilio (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Paciano Aniceto (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q18416923 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Basilio Valdes (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q18416923 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Basilio (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Basilio (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Basilio (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.