What’s the story behind your nickname?

I don’t have a nickname because I’ve insisted on being called by my name.

But this wasn’t always the case.

My name is Vasiliki. It’s a Greek name, the female version of Vasilios, and it means royal. It derives from the Greek word basileus and Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea and Cappadocia.

If a girl or woman carries the name Vasiliki, there are different versions she can be called: Vaso, Viki, Vasia, Vasoula, Vasilo, and Vanesa.

Well, my parents used to call me Soula, from Vasoula –>Soula, but I wouldn’t say I liked the name at all because very old ladies used to be called like that. So, when I was 13 years old, I insisted on being called Vaso, which was at least closer to my baptismal name. Whenever they called me Soula, I did as I hadn’t heard them until they called me Vaso.

I can say they got very quickly used to it, and since then, Ι has been addressed as Vaso.

I think a name and its sound are essential since they are a part of your personality; it’s a pity we can’t choose our name from the beginning of our lives.