| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Russian, Ukrainian |
| Meaning | vital, viable, the one who gives life |
| Region of origin | Ancient Rome |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Vital, Vidal, Waldek, Vitale, Vitalio, Vitale, Vitalis, Witalis, Vitalie, Vital, Witala |
Vitalii (Russian: Вита́лий, romanized: Vitaliy, Ukrainian: Віта́лій, romanized: Vitalii; Vitalij, pronounced [ʋiˈtɑlij], 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 “Vitalis’s; belonging to Vitalis”. The female version of the name is Vitalina (Russian: Витали́на, Ukrainian: Віталі́на, romanized: Vitalina, pronounced [ʋitɑˈlinɑ])
The name Vіtalіi came to Kievan Rus' with Christianity from Byzantium. According to V. A. Nikonov, in 1988 the name in the USSR was rare.
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 Bairak (1907–1946), Ukrainian Catholic priest and blessed hieromartyr of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
- Vitalii Demianiuk (born 1971), Ukrainian engineer and philanthropist
- Vitaly Kaloyev (born 1956), Russian man who lost his family in the Überlingen mid-air collision and murdered ATC controller Peter Nielsen
- 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 (born 1999), Ukrainian footballer
- Vitaly Portnikov (born 1967), Ukrainian editor and journalist
- Vitalii Sediuk (born 1988), Ukrainian prankster and former media reporter
- Vitalina Koval (born 1990), Ukrainian LGBTI human rights defender
Name-day
Christianity
- Catholic Church: January 9, February 14, April 2, April 21, April 28, 16 May (UGCC), July 2, July 10, August 29, September 1, September 22, October 16, October 20, November 3, November 4.
- Orthodox Church: January 11, January 25, April 22, April 28,
See also
References
- Никонов В. А. Ищем имя. — М.: Советская Россия, 1988. — С. 104.
- "Католические святцы – В". kurufin.ru. Retrieved 2020-10-14.