Name «Bilysh»

The Ukrainian personal name 'Bilysh' is derived from the adjectival root 'bil-', which means 'white', using the attributive suffix '-ish'. In the Register of Cossacks of the Zaporizhian Host from 1649, this name is mentioned only once and pertains to the surname of the Cossack Tymosh Bilysh from the Bilotserkivskyi regiment.