Vitus

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proper noun

A male given name from Latin.

OriginLate Latin Vitus →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA male given name from Latin.
  2. A lake in Alaska.

Origin

  1. Late LatinVitus
  2. EnglishVitus

Name of an early martyr, Late Latin Vitus, perhaps from a Thracian word meaning "a person from Bithynia". Also associated with Latin vita (“life”). Vitus has also been used as a Latinization of Guy.

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Translations

Catalan Guiu
  • Guiumale given name
Czech Vít
  • Vítmale given name
French Vital
  • Vitalmale given name
German Veit
  • Veitmale given name
Italian Vito
  • Vitomale given name
Spanish Vito
  • Vitomale given name
Cite this entry
APA

Vitus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vitus

MLA

“Vitus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vitus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vitus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vitus.

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