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View Name: Vytautas


VYTAUTAS
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Lithuanian
Meaning & History
From the Baltic elements vyti- "chase, drive away" or vyd- "see" combined with tauta "people, nation". This was the name of a 15th-century Grand Duke of Lithuania, revered as a national hero in that country.
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OTHER LANGUAGES: Witold (German), Witold, Witołd (Polish)



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