Vitus

English

Etymology

Name of an early martyr, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin Vitus, of uncertain origin; possibly from a Thracian word meaning "a person from Bithynia". By folk etymology associated with Latin vita (“life”).

• Vitus has also been used as a Latinization of Guy.

Proper noun

Vitus

1. (historical) A male given name from Latin.
2. A lake in Alaska.

Derived terms

• St. Vitus' dance
• St. Vitus Cathedral on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Translations

male given name

• Czech: Vít (cs) m
• French: Vital
• German: Veit (de)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: Vito (it)
• Spanish: Vito (es)

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Faroese

Proper noun

Vitus m

1. a male given name.

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Vitus: Vitusarson or Vitusson
• daughter of Vitus: Vitusardóttir or Vitusdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Vitus
Accusative	Vitus
Dative	Vitusi
Genitive	Vitusar