Vitalii as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Vitalii

What is the meaning of the name Vitalii ?

The baby name Vitalii is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Ukrainian: /ʋiˈtɑlij/; Russian: /vʲɪˈtalʲɪj/; anglicized: /viˈtɑli/ (VEE-TAH-lee).

Vitalii is Latin in Origin.

Vitalii is the East Slavic form of a Latin-rooted name, derived from Vitalis “of life, life-giving,” from vita “life.” It entered Slavic use via Christian hagiography and liturgical calendars, associated with multiple early saints named Vitalis, which anchored the name across Orthodox and Catholic spheres. The spelling with a final -ii reflects transliteration of the Russian Виталий and Ukrainian Віталій and is common in Ukrainian standards; the meaning conveys vigor, health, and liveliness.

Usage has been steady from the Russian Empire through the Soviet era and remains familiar in Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus. Transliterated variants include Vitaliy, Vitaly, and Vitali; feminine counterparts are Vitalia/Vitaliya, with the everyday diminutive Vitalik in Slavic languages. Close cognates appear across Europe: Polish Witalis, Romanian/Moldovan Vitalie, Lithuanian Vitalijus, and Latvian Vitālijs. The name’s saintly associations give it several possible name days, varying by tradition.