Vitalii
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| 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, pronounced [vʲɪˈtalʲɪj]; Ukrainian: Віта́лій, pronounced [wiˈtɑl⁽ʲ⁾ij] ⓘ) is a masculine given name of Ancient Roman origin. In ancient Rome, the name Vitalis was a nickname. There was also a related cognomen (generic nickname) Vitalianus, which literally translates as "belonging to Vitalis". The female version of the name is Vitalina (Russian: Витали́на, pronounced [vʲɪtɐˈlʲinə]; Ukrainian: Віталі́на, pronounced [witɐˈl⁽ʲ⁾inɐ] ⓘ).
The name Vіtalіi came to the Kievan Rus' with the arrival of Christianity from Byzantium. According to V. A. Nikonov, in 1988 the name in the USSR was rare.[1]
Male diminutives include Vitalik, Vitalenka, Vital, Vitalia, Vitasia, Vitulik, Talii, Talik, Talia; female: Vita, Vitalinka, Vitalia, Vitasia, Vitasha, Vitakha, Lina, Talina, Tal.
- 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