Bassel name meaning

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Updated: May 30th, 2024
Gender: Boy
Origin: Arabic and Old Greek
Pronunciation: pronunciation of Bassel
Meaning: Smiling and Radiant
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What does Bassel mean?

Originated from Arabic and Old Greek, Unorthodox Bassel bestowed upon boys, Bassel means "Smiling or Radiant". Bassel is variant form of eminent and conifer Basil. Origin of Unorthodox Basil is in Arabic and Old Greek, meaning of Basil is "Royal, Basil the Herb and Monarch".

Variants of Bassel

Basil, Basileios, Basilius, Baasil, Baseline

Middle Names for Bassel

Egen, Roey, Kerk, Trip, Achilles, view more middle names that goes with Bassel

How popular is the name Bassel?

Bassel is an uncommon baby name in United States, even after 28 years of presence it could not make beyond the top 4000. Over 248 people have been named Bassel in United States.

Also, it appeared first time in 2006 on baby boy names list of England and Wales. In France, it has been in use since 1984 and achieved its top ranking of 1895 in 1992.

But Bassel is a popular baby name in Syria where every 1 in 2000 have the name as well as in, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and Yemen. According to our findings, over 60000 babies have been named Bassel globally.

YearRankBirths
2023107796
2021120535
202080189
2019639513
201881389
2017577615
201681409
2015748710
201481259
2013539816
View more ▾View full list ▾[1] Source: Social Security Administration

Facts

Bassel in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands5000
Sweden15420010
Norway424010
Denmark30000

What numerology tells about Bassel?

You are the problem solver in your surroundings. If you have things to be handled, you handle them right away, without much waiting. You love your freedom and respect other people's freedom too. Your great sense of humor makes you attractive in other people's eyes. People admire your charm and independent attitude about everything. You encourage people to walk the harder path and fight for what they believe is right.

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  •  Alena - Alena's meaning is Of Magdala, Olena or Torch is particulary used in Czech, Tamil and Marathi and is aimed at girls has origin in Old Greek, Slavonic and Hebrew
  •  Jörne - Jörnes origin is Old Greek bestowed upon girls, meaning of Jörne is "Earthworker or Farmer" is primarily used in German
  •  Anastasi came from Old Greek is used as a gender insensitive name is majorly used in Swedish and Finnish. Anastasi is Latin and Russian cognate of Anastasius
  •  Sophy - Unexpected Sophy principally is used in Norwegian, Finnish and Swedish is originated from Old Greek and a girl name, meaning of Sophy is "Wisdom"

Famous people named Bassel

  • Bassel El-Gharbawy, Egyptian judoka
  • Bassel Fleihan, Lebanese legislator and minister of economy and trade
  • Bassel al-Assad, Syrian engineer, colonel
  • In 2007, Bassel Khayyat played the role of Fahad in action, thriller flick El-shayatin: El-Awdah.

Sources

  1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
  2. Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
  3. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
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