Vitus is a Latin given name meaning lively and may refer to:
People
Given name
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Saint Vitus
Vitus (), whose name is sometimes rendered Guy or Guido, was a Christian martyr from Sicily. His surviving hagiography is pure legend. The dates of his actual life are unknown.Basil Watkins, ''The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical ...
(c. 290 – c. 303), a Christian martyr
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Vitus Amerbach (1503–1557), German theologian, scholar and humanist
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Vitus Ashaba (1943–1985), Ugandan middle-distance runner
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Vitus Bering (1617–1675), Danish poet and historian
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Vitus Bering
Vitus Jonassen Bering ( , , ; baptised 5 August 1681 – 19 December 1741),All dates are here given in the Julian calendar, which was in use throughout Russia at the time. also known as Ivan Ivanovich Bering (), was a Danish-born Russia ...
(1681–1741), Danish-born Russian navigator
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Vitus Eicher (born 1990), German football player
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Vitus Georg Tönnemann (1659–1740), German cleric
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Vitus Graber (1844–1892), Austrian entomologist
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Vitus of Hungary (died 1297), beatified friar
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Vitus Huonder (born 1942), Swiss prelate
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Vitus Husek (born 1973), German canoeist
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Vitus of Kotor (c. 1275 – after 1335), medieval Serbian architect
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Vitus Miletus (1549–1615), German theologian
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Vitus Nagorny (born 1978), Kyrgyzstan-born German footballer
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Vitus Pichler (1670–1736), Austrian cleric and writer
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Vitus Piluzzi (died 1704), Italian prelate
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V Spehar (born 1982), American journalist
Middle name
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Joseph Vitus Burg (1768–1833), German prelate
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Peter Vitus von Quosdanovich (1738–1802), Habsburg nobleman and general
Surname
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Domenico Vitus (born c. 1536), Italian engraver
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Maksim Vitus (born 1989), Belarusian footballer
Other uses
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Vitus (bicycles), a French bicycle manufacturer
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''Vitus'' (film), a 2006 Swiss film
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Weihenstephaner Vitus, a German weizenbock beer
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Vitus baronets, a 17th century English title
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Vitus Lake, a lake in Alaska
See also
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Saint Vitus (disambiguation)
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Saint Vitus' dance (disambiguation)
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Vitis (disambiguation)
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Vito (given name), Italian form of Vitus
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Veit (given name), German form of Vitus
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Vid (given name), Slavic form of vitus
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