Vita (given name)
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| Gender | Primarily female |
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| Language | Latin |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | life |
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]
The name was among the ten most popular names for newborn girls in Slovenia in 2021.[2]
Notable people with the given name include:
- Vita Andersen (1944–2021), Danish author
- Vita Ayala, Afro-Puerto Rican comics writer
- Vita Barbić (born 2007), Croatian athlete
- Vita Buivid (born 1962), Ukrainian Russian artist and photographer
- Vita Chambers (born 1993), Canadian singer and songwriter
- Vita Gollancz (1926–2009), British artist
- Vita Heathcote (born 2001), British sailor
- Vita Heine (born 1984), Norwegian cyclist
- Vita Horobets (born 1996), Ukrainian basketball player
- Vita Kari (born 1994), American multimedia artist
- Vita Kawawa (born 1964), Tanzanian politician
- Vita Kin (born 1969), Ukrainian fashion designer
- Alessandro Vita Kouzkin (born 1992), Russian-Italian race car driver
- Vita Kuktienė (born 1980), Lithuanian basketball player
- Vita Liberte, Latvian businessperson
- Vita van der Linden (born 1997), Dutch association football player
- Vita Marissa (born 1981), Indonesian badminton player
- Vita Mateshuk (born 1969), Ukrainian volleyball player
- Vita Matīse (born 1972), Latvian windsurfer
- Vita Mavrič, Slovene singer
- Vita Nel (born 1975), South African beach volleyball player
- Vita Nelson, American publisher
- Vita Nikolaenko (born 1995), Belarusian footballer
- Vita Opolskytė (born 1992), Lithuanian painter
- Vita Palamar (born 1977), Ukrainian high jumper
- Vita Pavlysh (born 1969), Ukrainian shot putter
- Vita Petersen (1915–2011), German American artist
- Vita Poniatovskaia (born 2003), Russian ice hockey player
- Vita Robinson (born 1982), New Zealand rugby union player
- Vita Rudenok (born 1978), Ukrainian weightlifter
- Vita Sackville-West (1892–1962), English writer and gardener
- Vita Semerenko (born 1986), Ukrainian biathlete
- Vita Sidorkina (born 1994), Russian model
- Vita Silchenko (born 1967), Belarusian fencer
- Vita VonTesse Starr (born 1987), American drag queen and makeup artist
- Vita Styopina (born 1976), Ukrainian high jumper
- Vita Anda Tērauda (born 1962), Latvian politician
- Vita Vārpiņa (born 1968), Latvian actress
- Vita Vea (born 1995), American football player
- Vita (rapper) (born 1976), American rapper
- Vita Witek (1868–1925), Danish pianist
- Vita Yakymchuk (born 1980), Ukrainian cross-country skier
- Vita Zaverukha (born 1996), Ukrainian far-right activist & militant
- Vita Zubchenko (born 1989), Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast
References
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 272. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
- ↑ "Births, 2021". www.stat.si. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
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