Edwardian Names - Basil

General Name Discussion
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Here are all the middle names used for [name]Basil[/name] found on the 1911 [name]England[/name] and [name]Wales[/name] census and the CRBI.

[name]Basil[/name] [name]Adrian[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Adolphus[/name] [name]Cyril[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Alan[/name] [name]Mark[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Alban[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Alec[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Alfred[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Algernon[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Anthony[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Archibald[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Arthur[/name] [name]Claude[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Aubrey[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Augustine[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Augustus[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Austin[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Benedict[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Bernard[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Bertram[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Cadogan[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Carl[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Charles[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Charles[/name] [name]Montague[/name] [name]Maxwell[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Clarence[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Claude[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Claudius[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Clement[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Clifford[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Conrad[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Constantine[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Curtis[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Cuthbert[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Desmond[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Donald[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Douglas[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Duncan[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Edgar[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Edmund[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Edward[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Edward[/name] [name]Herbert[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Edwin[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Egbert[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Emanuel[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Eric[/name] [name]Charles[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Ernest[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Eugene[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Eustace[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Evan[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Ewart[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Fabian[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Felix[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Ferdinand[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Francis[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Frank[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Frederick[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Frederick[/name] [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Geoffrey[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]George[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Gerard[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Godfrey[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Gordon[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Graham[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Gregory[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Guy[/name] [name]Ronald[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Harold[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Hector[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Henry[/name] Mongolia
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Herbert[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Horace[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Howard[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Hubert[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Hugh[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Ian[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Ignatius[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Ivor[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Jack[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Jesse[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]John[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]John[/name] [name]Francis[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Josiah[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Kenneth[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Lancelot[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Leo[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Leonard[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Leopold[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Leslie[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Lionel[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Llewellyn[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Lloyd[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Louis[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Luther[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Mark[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Marmaduke[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Mathias[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Maurice[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Michael[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Montague[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Montague[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Montgomery[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Morgan[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Nicholas[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Noel[/name] [name]Victor[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Norbert[/name] [name]Willfred[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Norman[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Osmond[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Oswald[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Owen[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Patrick[/name] [name]William[/name] [name]Charles[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Percival[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Percy[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Philip[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Ralph[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Reginald[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Reginald[/name] [name]George[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Reuben[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Richard[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Robert[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Ronald[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Roy[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Rupert[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Samuel[/name] [name]David[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Selwyn[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Sidney[/name] / [name]Sydney[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Stanley[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Stephen[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Stuart[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Silvester[/name] / [name]Sylvester[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Theophilus[/name] [name]Christopher[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Valentine[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Victor[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Vincent[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Vivian[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Walter[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Walter[/name] [name]Leonard[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Wilfred[/name] [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]William[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]William[/name] [name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Willie[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Wynn[/name]

Feminine Variations:

[name]Basilia[/name] [name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Basilia[/name] [name]Bathsheba[/name]
[name]Basilia[/name] [name]Dorothy[/name] [name]Grace[/name]

Basiliky [name]Ekaterina[/name]
Basiline [name]Margaret[/name]
Basilina [name]Mary[/name]

The complete Edwardian name lists can be found here: 1911 Census Name Combos - British Baby Names

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I really like the name [name]Basil[/name]. It sounds intelligent, sharp and a bit wicked. However, I only like the baz-il pronunciation, but live in [name]America[/name] where that is likely not the norm.

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I forgot about the US prn of [name]Basil[/name]! It does sound quite different. A bit like [name]Bernard[/name] (BUR-ned/bur-NARD) Thanks for reminding me :slight_smile:

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A very distinguished and underused “B” name for boys! I prefer the pronunciation of baz-il too! I love saint names and there was a St. [name]Basil[/name] the Great! You gotta love a guy who has Great at the end of his name!!! :lol: The feminine versions are heard even less than [name]Basil[/name] these days. Thanks for another great list, [name]Elea[/name]!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Adrian[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Alexander[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Alfred[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Algernon[/name] - [name]How[/name] very British!!! :smiley:
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Augustine[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Augustus[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Charles[/name] [name]Montague[/name] [name]Maxwell[/name] - Wow, this is one long name!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Clarence[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Claudius[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Clement[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Conrad[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Constantine[/name] - The strength of the middle name balances the more softer first name. And - surprise - two saint names! :smiley:
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Cuthbert[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Edgar[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Edmund[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Edward[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Eustace[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Frederick[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Frederick[/name] [name]Henry[/name] - Three saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Godfrey[/name] - - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Gregory[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Henry[/name] - - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Hugh[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Ignatius[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Ivor[/name] - I like the way these two names look together!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]James[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]John[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]John[/name] [name]Francis[/name] - [name]Lovely[/name]! And three saints too!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Joseph[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Leo[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Leopold[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Mark[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Mathias[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Montague[/name] [name]James[/name] - Very upper class!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Montgomery[/name] - This is very nice!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Morgan[/name] - This would be a great name for the surname [name]Morgan[/name]!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Noel[/name] [name]Victor[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Oliver[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Sidney[/name]
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Theodore[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Thomas[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Valentine[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Vincent[/name] - Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Walter[/name] -Two saints!
[name]Basil[/name] [name]Wilfred[/name] [name]Henry[/name] - Three saints!

Feminine Variations:
[name]Basilia[/name] [name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Basilia[/name] [name]Dorothy[/name] [name]Grace[/name] - This is nice!
Basiline [name]Margaret[/name] - Very different!
Basilina [name]Mary[/name]

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Oh [name]Mischa[/name]! You made me laugh with all those Saints names! :smiley: I hadn’t noticed at all. Must be the Tractarian influence.