Vitomir ( pl, Witomir, sr, Витомир) is an old given name of Slavic origin. The word is derived from two

Proto-Slavic Proto-Slavic (abbreviated PSl., PS.; also called Common Slavic or Common Slavonic) is the unattested, reconstructed proto-language of all Slavic languages. It represents Slavic speech approximately from the 2nd millennium B.C. through the 6th ...

elements: ''vito'' which means "to rule" and ''mir'' which means "peace, world, prestige". The ''vit'' is also found in the name of the Slavic deity

Svetovit Svetovit, Sventovit, Svantovit is the god of abundance and war, and the chief god of the Slavic tribe of the Rani, and later of all the Polabian Slavs. His organized cult was located on the island of Rügen, at Cape Arkona, where his main temple ...

. Feminine forms include Vitomira and Witomira. Nicknames include

Vito 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, meaning "life-giver," as in San Vito or Saint Vitus, the patron saint of dogs and a heroic figure in southern ...

, Miro, Mirek, and

Vitek Vitek, Vítek or Vítková may refer to: People with the surname Vítek, feminine Vítková, is a Czech surname. Notable bearers include: * Jack Vitek, American educator * Jaroslav Vítek, Czech athlete * John Vitek (1907–1989), American pol ...

. Notable people with the name include: *

Zygmunt Witymir Bieńkowski Zygmunt Witymir Bieńkowski (2 May 1913 Warsaw – 15 August 1979) was a Polish pilot and a writer of many articles and poems. His 303 squadron diary is held in the Polish Museum and Sikorski Institute in London. Zygmunt Witymir Bieńkowski w ...

, Polish pilot and writer *

Vito Dimitrijević Vitomir Dimitrijević (born 11 December 1948) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent three seasons in the North American Soccer League, making 59 appearances for the New York Cosmos and the Los Angeles A ...

, Yugoslavian footballer *

Vitomir Lukić Vitomir Lukić ( Zelenika September 24, 1929 - Sarajevo, May 30, 1991), was a Yugoslav prose writer and pedagogue, considered to be one of the greatest writers to emerge from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 20th century.http://www.bhdani.com/defau ...

, Bosnian-Croat prose writer and pedagogue * Vitomir "''Vito''" Nikolić, Montenegrin poet and journalist *

Vitomir Vutov Vitomir Vutov ( bg, Витомир Вутов) (born 22 November 1971) is a former Bulgarian football goalkeeper and currently goalkeepers coach of Bulgaria. Career During his career, Vutov played solely for Lokomotiv Mezdra and Litex Lovech. A ...

, Bulgarian football goalkeeper * Vitomir Prodanov – ''Patriarch Vikentije'', the fourth Partriach of the reunified Serbian Orthodox Church

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