Worldwide, Василь (Василь 
, Vasil 
, Vasyl 
, and others...) is a widespread male forename. The first name Василь is habitual in Ukraine, where it is a prevalent masculine name, Georgia, where it is a common boy's name, and Bulgaria, where it is quite a common masculine name (explore the name in all countries). Much less frequently, Василь is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Василь | Azerbaijan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Ukraine |
| Vasil | North Macedonia, Georgia, Bulgaria, India, Greece |
| Vasyl | Romania, Spain, Bulgaria, United States, Greece |
| Vasily | Romania, Spain, United States, India, Greece |
| Wasyl | Spain, United States, Poland, Ukraine, Israel |
| Васіль | Ukraine, Belarus |
| Wassyl | Germany, France, Brazil, United States |
| Vassyl | Canada, Ukraine, United States |
| Vasyl' | Ukraine |
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Василь is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Vasili Kuragin , the character from War and Peace; Vasily Denisov , the character from War and Peace; Vasily Karpov , the fictional character from 2016 film 'Captain America: Civil War'; Василий Тёркин , the character of Tvardovskiy's poems, Vasili Tyorkin and Vasily Sarikakis , the fictional character from Lindenstraße, and in many other works.
| василь стрілковський Hetmans of Ukrainian Cossacks (b. 1600) |
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| береза василь painter (1754-1835), UA (b. 1754) |
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фортуна василь politician, UA (b. 1810) |
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василь михайлович білозерський Ukrainian political and cultural activist, journalist, scientist, pedagogue, UA (b. 1825) |
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| довгович василь Hungarian Greek-Catholic priest, philosopher, UA (b. 1783) |
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| василь лужинский Roman Catholic archbishop, RU (b. 1791) |
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| моргоч василь politician, UA (b. 1793) |
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| довгович василь UA (b. 1783) |
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давидяк василь степанович politician, UA (b. 1850) |
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| зелінський василь UA (b. 1795) |
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шкрібляк василь юрійович Ukrainian wood carver (1856-1928), UA (b. 1856) |
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| кирстюк василь politician, UA (b. 1814) |
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василь костянтинович липківський The first Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine, UA (b. 1864) |
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василь григорович ляскоронський UA (b. 1859) |
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василь григорович щурат Ukrainian poet, translator and literary critic, UA (b. 1871) |
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