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Throughout the world, Basset (Basset
, Bassetta
, Бассе
) is quite a rare principally male, but very infrequently feminine forename. The first name Basset is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, where it is quite a rare predominantly male, but scarcely girly name, Tunisia, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Libya. More prevalently, Basset is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Basset | Egypt, Tunisia, Italy, France, Algeria |
| Bassetta | France, Italy, United States, Argentina |
| Бассе | Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| Бассет | Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
Basset is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .