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Vasilyev Family History

Vasilyev Surname Meaning

Russian and Belorussian: patronymic from the personal name Vasiliy an equivalent of Greek Basileios ‘royal’ (see Basil).

It is formed with the Russian possessive suffix -ev.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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