Popular Names
BASIL Name
| Name: | Basil |
| Gender: | Male and Female |
| Origin/Usage: | Arabic, English, Greek, Irish, Muslim |
| Meaning: | Brave |
Basil W. Maturin: "I believe there are few whose view of life has not been affected by the stern or kindly influences of their early childhood, which threw them in upon themselves in timidity and reserve, or drew them out in genial confidence and sympathy with their fellow creatures."