Bassil is a French surname of Ancient Greek origin. It is a derivative of the name ''Basil'' (royal, kingly), which comes from the name Vassilios. It is not to be confused with Bassel. This surname recorded in over fifty different spellings from Basil, Bassile, Bazelle, and Bazeley, to Basilon and Vasile, derives from the word "basileios" meaning

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, and originally was given only to children of royal or

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birth. In the 4th century a.d. the name was born by St Basillos also known as Basil of Caesarea, the bishop of Caesarea , and long regarded as one of the four fathers of the Eastern (Christian) Church.

History

History in France

*The surname Bassil was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central

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where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dijonnais and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. One of the more interesting records found was that of Pierre Basile (died April 6, 1199), also named Bertran de Gurdun and John Sabroz, a French boy famous for shooting

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with a crossbow at the siege of Châlus-Chabrol on March 25, 1199. Apparently, King Richard was not mortally wounded by Basile's bolt but the wound resulted in gangrene which lead to the king's demise.

People

Given name

Bassil Da Costa Bassil Da Costa (Guatire, 7 May 1990 – Caracas, 12 February 2014) was a Venezuelan university student, killed during the 2014 protests against the Venezuelan government, the first death of the wave of protests. Da Costa was a marketing student ...

(1990–2014), Venezuelan university student, killed during the 2014 protests against the Government of Venezuela

Surname

Pierre Basile Pierre Basile (died 6 April 1199), also named Bertran de Gourdon and John Sabroz, was a Limousin boy famous for shooting King Richard I of England with a crossbow at the siege of Châlus-Chabrol on 25 March 1199. King Richard, who had removed some ...

(died 1199), French boy from Limousin, famous for shooting

with a crossbow *

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(born 1695), French merchant in

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Toni Basil Antonia Christina Basilotta (born September 22, 1943), better known by her stage name Toni Basil, is an American singer, choreographer, dancer, actress, and director. Her song "Mickey" topped the charts in the US, Canada and Australia and hit th ...

(born 1943),

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singer and actress *

François Bassil François Semaan Bassil (born March 15, 1934) is a prominent Lebanese banker. He was chairman and General Manager of Byblos Bank, one of Lebanon's top three banks from July 1979 to July 2015, and has served as chairman of the Board of the Associa ...

(born 1934), banker and founder of

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Gebran Bassil Gebran Gerge Bassil ( ar, جبران جرجي باسيل; born 21 June 1970) is a Lebanese politician who is the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement since 2015. A Maronite Christian, he is the son-in-law of President Michel Aoun, and has be ...

(born 1970), politician *

Ray Bassil Ray Jacques Bassil ( ar, راي باسيل; born 20 October 1988) is a Lebanese trap shooter. She won gold at the 2016 ISSF World Cup in Nicosia, and at the 2019 Asian Shooting Championships in Doha. Bassil has also three times represented Le ...

(born 1988), Lebanese trapshooter *

Semaan Bassil Semaan Bassil (born 1965) is the Chairman - General Manager of Byblos Bank S.A.L., Lebanon’s third largest listed bank, and Chairman - General Manager of Byblos Invest Bank S.A.L. He also sits on the boards of several Byblos Bank subsidiaries, a ...

(born 1965), Lebanese banker {{given name, type=both Surnames of Arabic origin