More than 496,000 people celebrate their name day on January 1, on the feast of Saint Basil the Great.
It is about 496,490 Romanians – 75,660 women and 420,830 men.
The most celebrated men bear the surname Vasile, respectively 399,669. There are also derivatives Vasilica/Vasilică – 19,999 people, Sile – 440, Sica/Sică – 366, Silica/Silică – 214 and Vasi – 142.
For women, the most celebrated are those with the surname Vasilica – 72,982. Other celebrated ones are those called Vasilca – 1,072, Sica – 805, Silica – 496, Vasila – 281 and Vasi – 24.
Saint Basil the Great, celebrated on January 1, is considered, along with Saint John Golden Mouth and Saint Gregory of Nazianzus, one of the greatest Christian theologians, according to basilica.ro.
(source: AFP)
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