Vitalii

{{short description|Russian and Ukrainian given name}}

{{Infobox given name|name=Vitalii|image=|imagesize=|caption=|pronunciation=|gender=male|meaning=vital, viable, the one who gives life|region=Ancient Rome|origin=Russian, Ukrainian|related names=Vital, Vidal, Waldek, Vitale, Vitalio, Vitale, Vitalis, Witalis, Vitalie, Vital, Witala|footnotes=}}Vitalii ({{langx|ru|Вита́лий}}, {{IPA|ru|vʲɪˈtalʲɪj|pron}}; {{langx|uk|Віта́лій}}, {{IPA|uk|wiˈtɑl⁽ʲ⁾ij|pron|LL-Q8798_(ukr)-Vshmorgun-Віталій.wav}}) is a masculine given name of Ancient Roman origin. In ancient Rome, the name {{lang|la|Vitalis}} was a nickname. There was also a related cognomen (generic nickname) Vitalianus, which literally translates as "belonging to Vitalis". The female version of the name is Vitalina ({{langx|ru|Витали́на|links=no}}, {{IPA|ru|vʲɪtɐˈlʲinə|pron}}; {{langx|uk|Віталі́на|links=no}}, {{IPA|uk|witɐˈl⁽ʲ⁾inɐ|pron|LL-Q8798 (ukr)-Po ukraińsku (Andriana)-Віталіна.wav}}).

The name Vіtalіi came to the Kievan Rus' with the arrival of Christianity from Byzantium. According to V. A. Nikonov, in 1988 the name in the USSR was rare.Никонов В. А. Ищем имя. — М.: Советская Россия, 1988. — С. 104.

Male diminutives include Vitalik, Vitalenka, Vital, Vitalia, Vitasia, Vitulik, Talii, Talik, Talia; female: Vita, Vitalinka, Vitalia, Vitasia, Vitasha, Vitakha, Lina, Talina, Tal.