Vasiljević

Vasiljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Васиљевић) is a Serbian surname of Ancient Greek origins deriving from the word "basileios" meaning "royal", and originally only given to children of royal or noble birth. In the 4th century A.D the name was born by St Basillos, the bishop of Caesarea, and long regarded as one of the four fathers of the Eastern (Christian) Church. It is said that in some cases the name derives from the female form of the name, and specifically from St Basilla, who in the year 304 A.D chose death rather than marry a pagan. Up to the 11th century the name was a personal name, was usually born by clerics, however after the Crusades, it became popular for returning soldiers to christen their children with Hebrew or biblical names, and thereby to commemorate the fathers deeds in the Holy Land. ^[1]

People[]

• Aco Vasiljević (born 1973), Serbian footballer
• Aleksandar Vasiljević, Serbian general
• Aleksandar Vasiljević (footballer) (born 1982), Serbian footballer
• Dušan Vasiljević (footballer) (born 1982), Serbian footballer
• Miodrag Vasiljević (born 1980), Serbian footballer
• Mirka Vasiljević (born 1990), Serbian actress, model and television presenter
• Mitar Vasiljević (born 1954), Bosnia and Herzegovina war criminal
• Nikola Vasiljević (born 1983), Bosnia and Herzegovina footballer
• Nikola Vasiljević (born 1983), Serbian footballer
• Petar Vasiljević (born 1970), Serbian footballer
• Saša Vasiljević (born 1979), Bosnia and Herzegovina basketball player

See also[]

• Vasilijević, surname
• Vasilić, surname

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Surname list

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