Vitalii ( rus, Вита́лий, Vitaliy, uk, Віта́лій, Vitalii; Vitalij, , la, Vitalis) is a masculine given name of
Ancient Rome 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
Byzantium
Byzantium () or Byzantion ( grc, Βυζάντιον) was an ancient Greek city in classical antiquity that became known as Constantinople in late antiquity and Istanbul today. The Greek name ''Byzantion'' and its Latinization ''Byzantium'' cont ...
. According to V. A. Nikonov, in 1988 the name in the
USSR 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
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Vitalii Demianiuk (born 1971), Ukrainian engineer and philanthropist
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Vitalii Klychko (born 1971), Ukrainian boxer and politician
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Vitalii Masol (1928–2018), former Prime Minister of Ukraine (headed the government: July 1987 – October 1990)
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Vitalii Mykolenko (born 1999), Ukrainian footballer
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Vitaly Portnikov (born 1967), Ukrainian editor and journalist
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Vitalii Sediuk (born 1988), Ukrainian prankster and former media reporter
Name-day
Christianity
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Catholic Church: 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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Orthodox Church:
New Julian calendar — January 25, April 22, April 28, July 23;
Julian calendar — February 7, May 5, May 11, August 5.
See also
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Vitali
References
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Ukrainian masculine given names