Names Like Basilius — Find Similar Baby Names
Basilius is an 8-letter Dutch boys' name meaning “Kingly”. This page collects 104 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Basilia and Basilio, Dutch cousins like Adriaan and Adrie, rhyming names ending in -ius like Pius and Caius, and names sharing the “kingly” concept like Eriq and Rian.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Basilius
2 baby names that differ from Basilius by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
More Dutch Names
24 baby names that share Basilius’s Dutch origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Adriaan | Variant Of Adrian. From Adria. | Male |
| Adrie | From The Adriatic | Female |
| Ambrosius | Divine | Male |
| Anke | Dutch Form Of Anne (Graceful) | Female |
| Annemie | Bitter Grace | Female |
| Barend | Bear | Male |
| Batholomeus | Farmer | Male |
| Berg | Mountain | Male |
| Bleecker | Bleacher Of Cloth | Male |
| Bonifacius | Does Good | Male |
| Brandy | Burnt (distilled) wine | Female |
| Cecilius | Blind | Male |
| Claudios | Lame | Male |
| Clementius | Merciful | Male |
| Dehaan | Cock | Male |
| Devisser | Fisherman | Male |
| Devoss | Fox | Male |
| Devries | Frisian | Male |
| Dewitt | White | Male |
| Dirck | Dutch Forms Of Theodoric (God's Gift) | Male |
| Edda | Poetic | Female |
| Egidius | Youthful | Male |
| Espen | Bear Of God | Male |
| Eugenius | Noble | Male |
8-Letter B-Names Like Basilius
24 names that share Basilius's exact length (8 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Basilius's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Basilius
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Basilius.
Names That Rhyme with Basilius
18 baby names that share Basilius's last 3 letters — -ius. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pius | Pious | Swiss | Male |
| Caius | Rejoicer. | English | Male |
| Laius | Myth Name (Father Of Oedipus) | Greek | Male |
| Darius | Name Of A Pharaoh | Egyptian | Male |
| Dolius | Myth Name (A Shepherd) | Greek | Male |
| Epeius | Myth Name (Maker Of The Trojan Horse) | Greek | Male |
| Iasius | Myth Name (Mother Of Atalanta) | Greek | Female |
| Julius | Jove's Child. | French | Male |
| Lucius | A Roman Emperor | Arthurian | Male |
| Lueius | A Roman Emperor | Arthurian | Male |
| Marius | Hammer | Romanian | Male |
| Achaius | Friend Of A Horse | Scottish | Male |
| Brenius | A Supposed King Of Britain | Arthurian | Male |
| Darrius | He Who Upholds The Good. | Greek | Male |
| Egidius | Youthful | Dutch | Male |
| Icarius | Myth Name (Gave Wine To The Citizens Of Athens Who Mistook It For P... | Greek | Male |
| Persius | Myth Name (Son Of Danae) | Greek | Male |
| Phemius | Myth Name (A Bard) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Basilius
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Basilius — Bas-. Good for parents who like Basilius's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bast | Myth Name (Personification Of The Heat Of The Sun) | Egyptian | Female |
| Basel | Muslim Name Popular In Sudan, Meaning "Brave." | African | Male |
| Basil | Brave | Arabic | Male |
| Bashir | Bearer Of Good News | Arabic | Male |
| Basmah | A Smile | Arabic | Female |
| Bassam | Smiling | Arabic | Male |
| Bassey | Efik Of Nigeria Unisexual Name. Meaning Unknown. | African | Male |
| Bastet | Myth Name (Cat) | Egyptian | Female |
| Baseema | Smiling | Arabic | Female |
| Bashiga | Joyful | Arabic | Female |
| Bashira | Joyful | Arabic | Female |
| Bashiri | Prophet Or Foreteller. | English | Male |
| Basilia | Regal | Greek | Female |
| Basilio | Noble | Spanish | Male |
| Basimah | Smiling | Arabic | Female |
| Bastien | Revered | Greek | Male |
| Basheera | Bringer Of Good Tidings | Arabic | Female |
| Bashirah | Bringer Of Good Tidings | Arabic | Female |