Vitus

See also: vitus

English

Etymology

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.

Proper noun

Vitus

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

Derived terms

Translations

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

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈviːtʊs]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Vi‧tus

Proper noun

Vitus

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Vitus

Declension

Declension of Vitus [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Vitus die Vitusse
genitive eines des Vitus der Vitusse
dative einem dem Vitus den Vitussen
accusative einen den Vitus die Vitusse

Derived terms

Latin

Etymology

Connected to the adjective vitus (“lively”), from vivax, or directly from vita (“life”).[1] Compare Sicilian Vitu.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Vitus m sg (genitive Vitī); second declension

  1. Given name, equivalent to

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Vitus
genitive Vitī
dative Vitō
accusative Vitum
ablative Vitō
vocative Vite

References

  1. ^ Rose, M. (2011). Baby Names For Dummies. Germany: Wiley., p. 113
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