Wassily is a male given name of Russian origin, best known from the painter Wassily Kandinsky. It is typically pronounced with two syllables (WAS-sil-ee) or (vah-SEE-lee) depending on the speaker, and is used as a proper noun in formal and literary contexts as well as in cultural references. In English, it retains a hint of Slavic stress and vowel quality, and can function as a personal name in academic, artistic, or biographical writing.
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