Vitalii ( rus, Вита́лий, Vitaliy, uk, Віта́лій, Vitalii; Vitalij, , la, Vitalis) is a masculine given name of

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origin. In ancient Rome it was a nickname, there was also a related cognomen (generic nickname) Vitalianus, which literally translates as "Vitalii`s belonging to Vitalii". The female version of the name is Vitalina ( rus, Витали́на, uk, Віталі́на, Vitalina, ) The name Vіtalіi came to Kievan Rus with Christianity from

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. According to V. A. Nikonov, in 1988 the name in the

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was rare.'' Никонов В. А.'' Ищем имя. — М.: Советская Россия, 1988. — С. 104. Male diminutives include ''Vitalik'', ''Vitalenka'', ''Vital'', ''Vitalia'', ''Vitasia'', ''Vitulik'', ''Talii'', ''Talik'', ''Talia;'' female: ''Vita, Vitalinka, Vitalia, Vitasia, Vitasha, Vitakha, Lina, Talina, Tal.''

People known as Vitalii

Vitalii Demianiuk Vitalii Demianiuk ( uk, Віталій Володимирович Дем'янюк; born 26 December 1971, Lviv, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian engineer, entrepreneur, public figure, philanthropist. Biography He was born in Lviv in the family of enginee ...

(born 1971), Ukrainian engineer and philanthropist * Vitalii Klychko (born 1971), Ukrainian boxer and politician * Vitalii Masol (1928–2018), former Prime Minister of Ukraine (headed the government: July 1987 – October 1990) *

Vitalii Mykolenko Vitalii Serhiyovych Mykolenko ( uk, Віталій Сергійович Миколенко; born 29 May 1999) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Everton and the Ukraine national team. Club ...

(born 1999), Ukrainian footballer * Vitaly Portnikov (born 1967), Ukrainian editor and journalist * Vitalii Sediuk (born 1988), Ukrainian prankster and former media reporter

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Christianity

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: January 9, February 14, April 2, April 21, April 28, July 2, July 10, August 29, September 1, September 22, October 16, October 20, November 3, November 4. *

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: New Julian calendar — January 25, April 22, April 28, July 23;

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— February 7, May 5, May 11, August 5.

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