Vito is an Italian name that is derived from the Latin word "''vita''", meaning "life". It is a modern form of the Latin name Vitus (disambiguation), Vitus, meaning "life-giver," as in San Vito or Saint Vitus, the patron saint of dogs and a heroic figure in southern Italian folklore. There is also a Slavic name "Vitomir" that is shortened to "Vito", but has a different etymology. The name "Vito" is sometimes confused with the German name "Wido," which is derived from Ancient Germanic.

People

People with this name include: * San Vito dei Normanni, Saint Vito Protector of the Normans at sea, since medieval times * Vito F. Cinfio, Italian-American Structural Engineer * Vito R. Bertoldo, American Medal of Honor recipient * Vitomir Dimitrijević, Vito Dimitrijević, a Yugoslavian former professional footballer * Vito Dumas, Argentine sailor and travel-writer, who sailed solo around the world * Vito Fossella, American politician from New York * Vito Genovese, Italian-American mob boss * Vito LoGrasso, American professional wrestler * Vito Mannone, Italian footballer * Vincent Margera, Vincent "Don Vito" Margera, actor and TV personality * Vito Nikolić, Montenegrin poet * Vito Positano, Italian diplomat * Vito Postiglione, Italian auto racing driver * Vito Rizzuto (1946–2013), Canadian mobster * Vito Russo, American activist * Vito Scotti (1918-1996), American director * Vito Thomaselli, former professional wrestler and podcast personality * Victor Vito (rugby player), New Zealand rugby union and rugby sevens player * Vitellia gens, ancient Roman family * Vito Blandi, American Football Hall of Famer

Fictional characters

* Vito Corleone, titular character of the novel ''The Godfather'' * Vito O'Malley, supporting character in the video game series ''Delicious (video game series), Delicious'' ** Vito Napoli, namesake of Vito O'Malley and minor character in the ''Delicious'' series * Vito Spatafore, ''The Sopranos'' character * Vito Scaletta, the protagonist of the game ''Mafia II'' and one of the main characters of ''Mafia III'' * Angela Vito, the antagonist from the Korean Novel & Manwha ''Angelic Lady'' * VITO, Very Important Top Officer, a way to describe a key decision maker at a large organization

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{{given name Italian masculine given names

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