54%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Germanic [1] Meaning & History Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element witu "wood" or wit "wide". From early times this name has been confused with the Latin name Vitus. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesVid(Croatian) Vít, Vítek(Czech) Guy(English) Guy(French) Wide(Frisian) Guido, Veit(German) Vid, Vida(Hungarian) Guido(Italian) Gvidas(Lithuanian) Wit, Witek(Polish) Vít(Slovak) Vid(Slovene) Categories brown, flora, green, nature, plants, sizes, trees Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 1563. Entry updated February 4, 2020