Basya or Basia is a feminine given name of multiple origins. It may be a Polish diminutive of the name Barbara, commonly spelled as Basia.
As a Jewish name, particularly in Yiddish, it is diminutive of the biblical name Bathsheba or a variant of the biblical name of the unnamed Pharaoh's daughter, who was later given various names including Batya or Batia (). It is also sometimes used as a diminutive of the given name Benedicta.
Notable people with the name include:
Basya Basya Cohen (Betty Comden) Basya Schechter Benedicta Solomonovna "Basya" Kramarova, mother of Russian-American actor Savely Kramarov
Batia
(1946–2018), Israeli painter (1928 –1995), Israeli musicologist (1894–1975), Israeli kibbutznik (born 1928), Israeli musicologist , Israeli model Batia Grossbard (1910–1995), Israeli painter Batia Holin (born 1953), Israeli photographer (born 1967), Israeli illustrator (1922–2019), Israeli actress Batia Lishansky (1900–1992), Israeli sculptor (1841–1911), one of the founders of Rehovot (born 1981), Israeli sculptor , Israeli gymnast Batia Mishani (born 1945), Israeli Paralympian (1891–1931), member of the Old Yishuv Batia Ofer (born 1974), Israeli-Canadian philanthropist (born 1953), Israeli Paralympian (born 1961), Israeli pianist (1907–1952), Polish-Israeli archivist and activist (born 1945), Israeli jewelry designer
Batya
Batya Bagully (born 2001), Kazakhstani footballer Batya Friedman, American professor (1938–2025), Israeli interpreter Batya Gur (1947–2005), Israeli writer (1901–1978), Israeli writer (born 1964), Israeli lawyer and activist (born 1951), Israeli nephrologist (1933–2020), Israeli air navigator Batya Ouziel (1934–2018), Israeli television craftsman (born 1965), Israeli artist (born 1956), Israeli actress (born 1969), Israeli set designer (born 1957), Israeli architect Batya Ungar-Sargon (born 1981), American journalist Batya Weinbaum (born 1952), American writer
See also
Basia (disambiguation) Batya (film)