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View Name: Vitus


VITUS
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Ancient Roman
Meaning & History
Roman name which was derived from Latin vita "life". Saint Vitus was a child martyred in Sicily in the early 4th century. From an early date this name was confused with the Germanic name Wido.
Related Names
FEMININE FORM: Vita
OTHER LANGUAGES: Vid (Croatian), Vít (Czech), Veit (German), Vida, Vid (Hungarian), Vito (Italian), Wit (Polish), Vít (Slovak), Vid (Slovene), Vito (Spanish)



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