Vitalii
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Vitalii (, ; , ) is a masculine given name of Ancient Roman origin. In ancient Rome, the name 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 (, ; , ).
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Vitalii (, ; , ) is a masculine given name of Ancient Roman origin. In ancient Rome, the name 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 (, ; , ).
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.
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