'''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.
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==As a given name==
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*Vasile Adamachi (1817–1892), philanthropist *Vasile Aftenie (1899–1950), bishop, martyr of the faith *Vasile Alecsandri (1821–1890), poet *Vasile Antonescu (born 1990), professional tennis player *Vasile Atanasiu (1886–1964), general *Vasile Bahnaru (1949–2024), historian *Vasile Balan (1950–2012), politician *Vasile Blaga (born 1956), politician *Vasile Bodea (born 1980), presbyter for Grace Romanian Pentecostal Church *Vasile Botnari (born 1975), economist and politician *Vasile Buhăescu (born 1988), soccer player *Vasile Bumacov (born 1957), politician *Vasile Bătrânac (1925–20??), political prisoner *Vasile Cârlova (1809–1831), Wallachian officer and poet *Vasile Cerescu (Ciorăscu), Bessarabian politician *Vasile Chiroiu (1910–1976), football defender *Vasile Chițu (1896–1968), general in World War II *Vasile Cijevschi (1881–1931), politician, administrator, and writer *Vasile Ciorăscu, politician *Vasile Conta (1845–1882), philosopher *Vasile Deheleanu (1908–2003), footballer *Vasile Demetrius (1878–1942), writer *Vasile Diacon (born 2000), wrestler *Vasile Dîncu (born 1961), politician *Vasile Dumitrescu, bobsledder *Vasile Gafencu (1886–1942), politician *Vasile Gergely (born 1941), soccer player *Vasile Ghenzul, politician *Vasile Gheorghiu (1872–1959), theologian *Vasile Ghindaru (born 1978), soccer player *Vasile Ghioc (born 1978), footballer *Vasile Godja (1954–2016), soccer coach *Vasile Goldiș (1862–1934), politician *Vasile Grigorcea, diplomat *Vasile Hossu (disambiguation), multiple *Vasile Hutopilă (born 1953), Hutsul painter *Vasile Ianovici (1806-1866), priest *Vasile Iordache (born 1950), soccer player *Vasile Jula (born 1974), soccer player *Vasile Luca (1898–1963), communist politician *Vasile Lucaciu (1852–1922), Greek-Catholic priest *Vasile Lupu (1595–1661), Moldavian Voivode *Vasile M. Popov (born 1928), systems theorist *Vasile Maftei (born 1981), soccer player *Vasile Milea (1927–1989), communist Minister of Defense *Vasile Miriuță (born 1968), soccer player *Vasile Moga (1774–1845), bishop *Vasile Mogos (born 1992), soccer player *Vasile Morțun (1860–1919), politician and writer *Vasile Noveanu (1904–1992), activist of the Iron Guard *Vasile Oprea (born 1957), handball player *Vasile Pârvan (1882–1927), historian *Vasile Patilineț (1923–1986), communist politician *Vasile Pogor (1883–1906), poet *Vasile Popescu (1925–2003), basketball player *Vasile Păcuraru (born 1987), soccer player *Vasile Păun (1850–1908), poet and critic *Vasile Roaită (1914–1933), railway worker *Vasile Savel (1885–1932), writer *Vasile Șeicaru (born 1951), Romanian folk musician *Vasile Stati (born 1939), Moldovan politician *Vasile Stîngă (born 1957), handball player *Vasile Stoica (1889–1959), writer and politician *Vasile Suciu (bishop) (1873–1935), bishop *Vasile Suciu (footballer) (1942–2013), footballer *Vasile Șirli (born 1948), musical composer and producer *Vasile Tarlev (born 1963), Moldovan politician *Vasile Tcaciuc (died 1935), Romanian serial killer *Vasile Tomoiagă (born 1964), rower *Vasile Ursu Nicola (Horea, 1731–1785), leader of peasant revolt *Vasile Voiculescu (1884–1963), writer *Vasile Zavoda (1929–2014), soccer player
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==As a surname==
*Cristian Vasile (1908–1974), 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
== See also == * Vasiliu (surname) * Vasilescu (surname) * Vasilievca (disambiguation) * Vasile Alecsandri (disambiguation) * Vasileuți, name of two villages in Moldova and Ukraine
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Category:Megleno-Romanian masculine given names Category:Romanian masculine given names Category:Masculine given names Category:Surnames Category:Romanian-language surnames