Vito is an
Italian name
A name in the Italian language consists of a given name ( it, nome), and a surname (); in most contexts, the given name is written before the surname. (In official documents, the Western surname may be written before the given name or names.)
Ital ...
that is derived from the Latin word "''vita''", meaning "
life
Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from that which does not, and is defined by the capacity for growth, reaction to stimuli, metabolism, energ ...
".
It is a modern form of the Latin name
Vitus
Vitus is a Latin given name meaning lively and may refer to:
*Saint Vitus (c. 290 – c. 303), a Christian martyr
*Vitus of Hungary (died 1297), beatified friar
*Vitus (bicycles), a French bicycle manufacturer
* ''Vitus'' (film), a 2006 Swiss film ...
, meaning "life-giver," as in San Vito or
Saint Vitus, the patron saint of dogs and a heroic figure in southern Italian folklore.
There is also a Slavic name "
Vitomir
Vitomir ( pl, Witomir, sr, Витомир) is an old given name of Slavic origin.
The word is derived from two Proto-Slavic elements: ''vito'' which means "to rule" and ''mir'' which means "peace, world, prestige". The ''vit'' is also found in ...
" that is shortened to "Vito", but has a different etymology.
The name "Vito" is sometimes confused with the German name "
Wido," which is derived from Ancient Germanic.
People
People with this name include:
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San Vito dei Normanni, Saint Vito Protector of the Normans at sea, since medieval times
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Vito F. Cinfio
Vito is an Italian name that is derived from the Latin word "''vita''", meaning "life".
It is a modern form of the Latin name Vitus, meaning "life-giver," as in San Vito or Saint Vitus, the patron saint of dogs and a heroic figure in southern I ...
, Italian-American Structural Engineer
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Vito R. Bertoldo
Vito Rocco Bertoldo (December 1, 1916 – July 23, 1966) was a United States Army soldier. A veteran of World War II, he was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions near Hatten, France, in January 1945.
Bertoldo was born and raised i ...
, American Medal of Honor recipient
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Vito Dimitrijević, a Yugoslavian former professional footballer
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Vito Dumas
Vito Dumas (September 26, 1900 – March 28, 1965) was an Argentine single-handed sailor.
On 27 June 1942, while the world was in the depths of World War II, he set out on a single-handed circumnavigation of the Southern Ocean. He left Buen ...
, Argentine sailor and travel-writer, who sailed solo around the world
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Vito Fossella
Vito John Fossella Jr. (born March 9, 1965) is an American politician serving as the Staten Island Borough President since 2022. A member of the Republican Party, Fossella previously represented the state's 13th congressional district in the U.S ...
, American politician from New York
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Vito Genovese, Italian-American mob boss
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Vito LoGrasso, American professional wrestler
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Vito Mannone, Italian footballer
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Vincent "Don Vito" Margera, actor and TV personality
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Vito Nikolić, Montenegrin poet
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Vito Positano
Vittorio "Vito" Positano, (2 October 1833 – 26 November 1886) was an Italian diplomat known for saving the Bulgarian capital city of Sofia from burning during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878).
Biography
Positano was born in the Southern I ...
, Italian diplomat
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Vito Postiglione, Italian auto racing driver
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Vito Rizzuto (1946–2013), Canadian mobster
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Vito Russo, American activist
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Vito Scotti (1918-1996), American director
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Vito Thomaselli, former professional wrestler and podcast personality
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Victor Vito (rugby player), New Zealand rugby union and rugby sevens player
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Vitellia gens, ancient Roman family
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Vito Blandi, American Football Hall of Famer
Fictional characters
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Vito Corleone, titular character of the novel ''The Godfather''
* Vito O'Malley, supporting character in the video game series ''
Delicious''
** Vito Napoli, namesake of Vito O'Malley and minor character in the ''Delicious'' series
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Vito Spatafore, ''The Sopranos'' character
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Vito Scaletta
''Mafia II'' is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by 2K Czech and published by 2K Games. It was released in August 24 2010 for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360. The game is a standalone sequel to 2002's ''Mafia'', and the second install ...
, the protagonist of the game ''Mafia II'' and one of the main characters of ''Mafia III''
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Angela Vito, the antagonist from the Korean Novel & Manwha ''Angelic Lady''
* VITO, Very Important Top Officer, a way to describe a key decision maker at a large organization
See also
References
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Italian masculine given names