Vitus

Latin
"life"

Vitus Origin and Meaning

The name Vitus is a boy's name of French, Italian origin meaning "life".

No-no appelation of a child saint and martyr whose name is a term for the nervous condition known as Saint Vitus' Dance. Its one recommending feature is that it's among the elite group Boy names that mean life.

Vitus Popularity

Famous People Named Vitus

  • Saint Vitus4th century Sicilian martyr; patron of dancers
  • Vitus Jonassen BeringDanish explorer for Russia
  • Vitus PichlerAustrian Jesuit canonist and writer
  • Vitus Georg TönnemannGerman Jesuit confessor to Charles VI
  • Vitus "Veit" Bachancestor of German composer J.S. Bach and family
  • Vitus EicherGerman footballer

Vitus in Pop Culture

  • "Vitus" 2006 Swiss film and its main character