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Bas - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Bas
 
 

 



[ syll. bas, ba-s ] The boy name Bas is pronounced BahZ KEY. Bas is of Celtic and Old Greek origin, and it is used mainly in English and Dutch.

Bas is a pet form of Barry (English and Irish) in the English language.

Bas is also a variant of Sebastian (English and German) in the Dutch language.

Bas is also a short form of Basil (English and German) in the English language. Bas is also a short form of Sebastiaan (Dutch).

Bas is not widely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names. Out of the group of boy names directly related to Bas, Sebastian (English and German) was the most commonly used in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Bas include Baz (English), Bigge (Scandinavian), Boje (Scandinavian and Frisian), Bosse (Scandinavian), Urbek (Czech), Bojek (Czech), Bojík (Czech), Boza (Czech), Bozek (Czech), Bodzio (Polish), and Biagio (Italian).

KEY: approx pronunciation for Bas: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)"


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