Vasile Explained

Vasile is a male Romanian given name or a surname. It is equivalent to the English name Basil which is of Greek origin and means "King". It is also used by the Megleno-Romanians.

As a surname

• Cristian Vasile (1908–1985), Romanian tango-romance singer
• Nicolae Vasile (born 1995), Romanian professional footballer
• Niculina Vasile (born 1958), former Romanian high jumper
• Radu Vasile (1942–2013), Romanian politician and Prime Minister
• Ștefan Vasile (born 1982), Romanian Olympic canoer

Places

• Pârâul lui Vasile, a river in Romania
• Valea lui Vasile, a river in Romania
• Vasile Aron (Sibiu district)

See also

• Vasiliu (surname)
• Vasilescu (surname)
• Vasilievca (disambiguation)
• Vasile Alecsandri (disambiguation)
• Vasileuți, name of two villages in Moldova and Ukraine