Vitalii

Vitalii (Russian: Вита́лий, tr. Vitaliy, Ukrainian: Віта́лій, romanized: Vitalii; Vitalij, pronounced [ˈʋitɑlij], Latin: 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 (Russian: Витали́на, Ukrainian: Віталі́на, romanized: Vitalina, pronounced [ˈʋitɑlinɑ])

Vitalii
Gendermale
Origin
Word/nameUkrainian
MeaningVital
Region of originAncient Rome
Other names
Related namesVitaly

The name Vіtalіi came to Kyivan Rus with Christianity from Byzantium. According to V. A. Nikonov, in 1988 the name in the USSR was rare.[1]

It may refer to:

  • Vitalii Masol (1928–2018), former Prime Minister of Ukraine (headed the government: July 1987 – October 1990)
  • Vitalii Klychko (born 1971), Ukrainian boxer and politician.
  • Vitaly Portnikov (born 1967), Ukrainian editor and journalist
  • Vitalii Sediuk (born 1988), Ukrainian prankster and former media reporter

Name-day

Christianity

See also

References

  1. Никонов В. А. Ищем имя. — М.: Советская Россия, 1988. — С. 104.
  2. "Католические святцы – В". kurufin.ru. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
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