Vito

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{{Infobox given name

| name = Vito

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| pronunciation= {{IPA|it|ˈviːto|lang}}

| gender = Male

| meaning = From the Latin word "vita", meaning "life"

| region = Italy

| language = Italian

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Vito is an Italian name that is derived from the Latin word "vita", meaning "life".{{Cite web |url=http://catholic.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?stem=vita&ending= |title=Latin Word Lookup |access-date=2009-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415011021/http://catholic.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?stem=vita&ending= |archive-date=2012-04-15 |url-status=dead }}

It is a modern form of the Latin name Vitus, meaning "life-giver," {{Cite web |url=http://catholic.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?stem=vit&ending=us |title=Latin Word Lookup |access-date=2012-07-12 |archive-date=2015-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216013832/http://catholic.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?stem=vit&ending=us |url-status=dead }} as in San Vito or Saint Vitus, the patron saint of dogs and a heroic figure in southern Italian folklore.{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/wido|title = Meaning, origin and history of the name Wido}}

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.