Behind the Name: laprcat's Personal Name List

Kit

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: KIT

Diminutive of Christopher or Katherine. A notable bearer was Kit Carson (1809-1868), an American frontiersman and explorer.

Dimitri

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Russian, Georgian, French

Other Scripts: Димитрий(Russian) დიმიტრი(Georgian)

Pronounced: dyi-MYEE-tryee(Russian) DEE-MEE-TREE(Georgian, French)

Personal remark: long-time like

Russian variant of Dmitriy, as well as the Georgian form.

Basil 1

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: BAZ-əl

Personal remark: possibly

From the Greek name Βασίλειος (Basileios), which was derived from βασιλεύς (basileus) meaning "king". Saint Basil the Great was a 4th-century bishop of Caesarea and one of the fathers of the early Christian church. Due to him, the name (in various spellings) has come into general use in the Christian world, being especially popular among Eastern Christians. It was also borne by two Byzantine emperors.