Vita (given name)

Vita

Vita Sackville-West by William Strang.

Gender| Primarily female
Language(s)| 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]

People with the given name include:

* 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 Anda Tērauda (born 1962), Latvian politician
* Vita Zubchenko (born 1989), Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast

## References

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1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 272\. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
2. ^ "Births, 2021". www.stat.si. Retrieved 2022-11-02.

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