Vita (given name) explained
Vita |
Gender: | Primarily female |
Meaning: | life |
Language: | Latin |
Vita is a feminine given name derived from the Latin word meaning life. In other instances it has been used as a diminutive of names such as Victoria or as a feminine form of the related masculine name Vitus and its masculine and feminine variants. It has been in general use since the 1800s.[1]
Usage
The name was among the ten most popular names for newborn girls in Slovenia in 2021.[2]
People
Given name
- Vita (rapper) (born 1976), stage name of American rapper
- Vita Anda Tērauda (born 1962), Latvian politician
- Vita Buivid (born 1962), Russian contemporary artist
- Vita Chambers (born 1993), Barbadian-Canadian singer and songwriter
- Vita Gollancz (1926 – 2009), British painter
- Vita Heine (born 1984), Norwegian racing cyclist
- Vita Kin (born 1969), Ukrainian fashion designer
- Vita Kuktienė (born 1980), Lithuanian basketball player
- Vita Marissa (born 1981), retired badminton player from Indonesia
- Vita Matīse (born 1972), Latvian windsurfer
- Vita Mavrič, Slovene singer
- Vita Nel (born 1975), South African beach volleyballer
- Vita Nikolaenko (born 1995), Belarusian footballer
- Vita Sackville-West (1892–1962), English author and poet
- Vita Sidorkina (born 1994), Russian model
- Vita Silchenko (born 1967), Belarusian fencer
- Vita Zubchenko (born 1989), Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast
Surname
Fictional characters
- Vita (Nanoha), fictional character in the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series
- Vita, a blue-haired girl in KidZania
Notes and References
- Book: Hanks. Patrick. Hardcastle. Kate . Hodges. Flavia. 2006. Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press . 272. 0-19-861060-2.
- Web site: Births, 2021 . 2022-11-02 . www.stat.si.