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 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
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 "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 Schlickmann (1928-2023), Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate
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
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 & manhwa Angelic Lady
VITO, Very Important Top Officer, a way to describe a key decision maker at a large organization

See also
All pages with titles beginning with Vito
All pages with titles containing Vito


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