Globally, Васіль (Василь 
, Vasilij 
, Wassil 
) is a widespread boy's first name. The forename Васіль is habitual in Ukraine, where it is a prevalent boy's name, Belarus, where it is quite a common masculine name, and Lithuania, where it is quite a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Eastern Europe, particularly Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia.
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| Василь | Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Russia, Azerbaijan |
| Vasilij | Germany, Belarus, United States, Lithuania, Russia |
| Wassil | Germany, Morocco, Indonesia, United States, Algeria |
| Васіль | Ukraine, Belarus |
Basil, Basile, Basileios, Basili, Basilide, Basilio, Basilius, Basílio, Bazil, Bazilij, Bazilo, Bazyli, Pasi, Vasil, Vasil', Vasile, Vasileios, Vasili, Vasilii, Vasilije, Vasilios, Vasilis, Vasiliy, Vasily, Vassil, Vassileios, Vassili, Vassilios, Vassilis, Vassyl, Vasyl, Vaszil, Vaszilij, Vazul, Wasil, Wasilij, Wassili, Wassily, Wassyl, Wasyl, Βασίλειος, Βασίλης, Базил, Базиле, Базили, Базилий, Базилио, Базило, Базилій, Басиль,
Васіль is also a 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 Vasil Nikolov , character in Undercover, among other works.
| васіль маркіянавіч BY (b. 1730) |
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васіль ісакавіч талаш BY (b. 1844) |
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васіль іванавіч захарка Belarusian exiled politician, BY (b. 1877) |
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васіль дружчыц Belarusian historian, BY (b. 1886) |
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васіль феафілавіч купрэвіч botanist (1897-1969), BY (b. 1897) |
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васіль гарбацэвіч BY (b. 1893) |
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васіль сташэўскі BY (b. 1895) |
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васіль русак BY (b. 1896) |
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васіль антонавіч шашалевіч BY (b. 1897) |
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васіль піліпавіч маргелаў Soviet paratrooper of Belarusian origin (1908-1990), UA (b. 1908) |
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васіль быкаў Soviet and Belarusian writer (1924-2003), BY (b. 1924) |
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васіль цімафеевіч якавенка Belarusian opinion journalist and writer (1936-2018), BY (b. 1936) |
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васіль фёдаравіч сумараў Belarusian painter, BY (b. 1938) |
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| васіль раманавіч брайцаў BY (b. 1878) |
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| васіль муха politician, BY (b. 1889) |
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