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Boys Named Basil
This chart illustrates how many Boys were named Basil in the U.S. since 1880.
Records indicate that at least 9,954 boys have been named Basil since 1880 in the United States.
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User Comments about the name Basil
Comment left May 19, 2010: "I am Basil from South Africa. I was given the name by my maternal grandmother in memory of her late brother.I pronounce it Bazel but growing up in South Africa one gets different pronounciations like bassil( as in bass guitar) or basil(ba-s-i-l) but I am cool with that and the nice thing is that my son will also name his son Basil so the legacy is set to carry on." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Apr 26, 2010: "I got a puppy last week and called him Basil because he looks like a little fox (after Basil Brush). Took him to the vet this morning and was told that Basil is in fact a girl! I thought about changing her name but I still think it suits her so I am leaving it as it is. And anyway, Basil is a herb." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Apr 18, 2010: "My parents named me Basil pronounced (Baz-el), the same way that it is pronounced in England. Not like the spice. People treat me fine and some say that they really like it. Spice jokes do get old though. I guess uniqueness is cool, I've only ever met at most two people in my life with that name." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Mar 31, 2010: "my name is basil and its pronounced baazel and everyone one likes it and person who likes a boy named basil it could be me whats ur name?" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Mar 14, 2010: "My name is Bazil (Baz pronounced like when rhymed with Jazz). However, have come across a lot of people mispronouncing my name as Brazil, with me having to remind them that I'm not South American." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Feb 27, 2010: "My is Basil, I am pride of the name, many people like the name but most of them do not call the name correctly, they call it Bassey" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Feb 26, 2010: "Hi, my name is Basil and no one has made any comments, except when I was in the US - there, people tend to make fun of it for some reason. Basil is a very old traditional English name, and yes, it is cool :)" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Feb 10, 2010: "Basil happens to be my name and its done me well. People digg it because its unique especially the girls and no one can forget a name like that. I pronounce it like the herb but I like to think of it as kingly. I am content with it so go ahead and name your kids Basil its a good name to have. =)
- Basil T" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Oct 31, 2009: "My 7 year old son's name is Bazel and we call him Baz for short (which I think is super hip). We pronounce it like the spice as well." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Jul 14, 2009: "My great, great grandfather's name was Bazaleel, pronounced Baaah zuh lee al. cool, huh? He was born in 1796!" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left May 08, 2009: "We named our son Basil and I am just adore his name. It sounds so sweet and clean. The best part is our last name is Cook. And we pronounce it just like the herb." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Apr 21, 2009: "The name Basil is great & it pronounced Bazil. My son is born on 15th april & i have to decide this name for my son. My wife suggest this name for him." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Apr 18, 2009: "my husband's name is Basil (pronounced like the herb) and i really love it! It is his father's and great grandfather's name. However, it get's really old when, even as an adult, people say, "Hey Oregano, what's up!" like he's never heard that one before. We are having our second child and if it's a boy, we'll name him Basil but will probably use whatever middle name we chose as his name since he and his father are called Basil and we don't want too much confusion!" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Mar 02, 2009: "Our 1 year old son's name is Basil, named after his grandfather. We call him Baz (rhymes with Jazz) - very cool name!" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Feb 13, 2009: "My name is Basil. I prounounce it with an "S" sound rather than the "Z". I had a little trouble growing up with the name. However, now that I am older the name has served me well because everyone remembers me by my name because it is so rare." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Jun 04, 2008: "We're considering this name for our baby who's going to be born in 5 months. It's our name for a boy but no reason why you couldn't use it for a girl's name. We love basil in foods, and we like uncommon names. This is a good one!" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Apr 20, 2008: "my dog is called basil.i didint think people could be named basil.i recommend it a four star" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Mar 31, 2008: "Keep the spices in the cubbard. Be nice to your kids. This is a terrible name." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Mar 17, 2008: "Basil is an odd name for a girl being that it means Kingly (not Queenly or Royal), right?" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Feb 19, 2008: "I am very interested in naming my (unborn; unconceived) daughter (not son) Basil and was checking to see if it was common. I love it as a name and love it period (I'm Italian and it's a necessity; pesto, tomato sauce, pizza, etc, you name it!)" (Report as inappropriate)
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