Vasiliki All of these names (male and female names) are of Greek origin, not Russian or slavic. They specifically originated from the ancient Greek words ''Vasilefs'' (King) and Vasilissa (Queen) Also Vasilikos which is the basil but also ''the royal one''. These words influenced the slavic and balkan tradition, language, dictionary and religion because of the ancient classic Greek scholarship, Byzantium and Orthodox Christianity.
The Greek names are until these days, Vasilis or Vasilios for men, and Vasiliki for women.
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