Vytautas (given name)

Vytautas is a pre-Christian Lithuanian given name derived from East Baltic roots vyti/vyd "chase, pursuer; to see" and tauta "land; country," first attested from Vytautas the Great. This name has become a popular Lithuanian masculine given name.

The feminine form is Vytautė. Diminitive: Vytas.

In other languages

In Slavic languages, its Polish form is Witold, which later on was rendered as Vitold in Belarusian, Vitoldas in Lithuanian (re-assimilated), and Vitol'd in Russian.

Other forms became Vytaut (Belarusian), Witowt (Polish) and Vitovt (Russian).

Notable people

Notable people with the name Vytautas or Vitautas include:

• Vytautas AndriuÅ¡kevičius (born 1990), Lithuanian footballer
• Vytautas Apanavičius (born 1973), Lithuanian football midfielder
• Vytautas Babravičius or Simas (born 1952), Lithuanian country and folk rock musician
• Vytautas Bacevičius (1905–1970), Lithuanian composer
• Vytautas Barkauskas (born 1931), Lithuanian composer and music educator
• Vytautas Beliajus (1908–1994), Lithuanian folk dancer and instructor
• Vytautas Pranas BičiÅ«nas (1893–1943), Lithuanian painter, theatre actor, writer and literary critic
• Vytautas Briedis (born 1940), Lithuanian rower and Olympic medalist
• Vytautas Bubnys (1932–2021), Lithuanian writer and politician
• Vytautas Bulvičius (1908–1941), Lithuanian military officer, major of the General Staff, and leader of the anti-Soviet Lithuanian Activist Front (LAF)
• Vytautas Butkus (born 1949), Lithuanian rower and Olympic medalist
• Vytautas Čekanauskas (1930–2010), Lithuanian architect
• Vytautas Černiauskas (born 1989), Lithuanian football goalkeeper
• Vytautas "Vitas" Gerulaitis (1954–1994), American tennis player
• Vytautas Andrius GraičiÅ«nas (1898–1952), Lithuanian management theorist, management consultant and engineer
• Vytautas Janulionis (1958–2010), Lithuanian glass artist
• Vytautas JanuÅ¡aitis (born 1981), Lithuanian swimmer and Olympic competitor
• Vytautas Kazimieras Jonynas (1907–1997), Lithuanian artist, sculptor, illustrator and furniture designer
• Vytautas Juozapaitis (born 1963), Lithuanian singer
• Vytautas Kavolis (1930–1996), Lithuanian/American sociologist, literary critic and historian
• Vytautas Kernagis (1951–2008), Lithuanian singer-songwriter, bard, actor, director and television announcer
• Vytautas Klova (1926–2009), Lithuanian composer and educator
• Vytautas Kolesnikovas (born 1948), Lithuanian painter, graphic artist and politician
• Vytautas Kubilius (1928–2004), Lithuanian literary critic and political activist
• Vytautas Lalas (born 1982), Lithuanian professional strongman competitor
• Vytautas Landsbergis (born 1932), Lithuanian politician and parliamentarian
• Vytautas LukÅ¡a (born 1984), Lithuanian footballer
• Vytautas Mačernis (1921–1944), Lithuanian existentialist poet
• Vytautas Mažiulis (1926–2009), Lithuanian linguist
• Vytautas Merkys (1929–2012), Lithuanian historian
• Vytautas MiÅ¡kinis (born 1954), Lithuanian composer and conductor
• Vytautas Montvila (1935–2003), Lithuanian composer, bassoonist and sound engineer
• Vytautas PaliÅ«nas (born 1930), Lithuanian politician
• Vytautas Petrulis (1890–1942), Lithuanian politician, former Prime Minister of Lithuania
• Vytautas Petras Plečkaitis (born 1950), Lithuanian politician
• Vytautas PociÅ«nas (1957–2006), Lithuanian physicist, politician and diplomat
• Vytautas Adolfas Puplauskas (born 1930), Lithuanian politician
• Vytautas Sakalauskas (1933–2001), Lithuanian Soviet politician
• Vytautas Stanionis (1917–1966), Lithuanian photographer
• Vytautas Straižys (born 1936), Lithuanian astronomer
• Vytautas Å ulskis (born 1988), Lithuanian basketball player
• Vytautas Å ustauskas (born 1945), Lithuanian politician
• Vytautas Vaičikonis, Lithuanian sprint canoeist
• Vytautas Valius (1930–2004), Lithuanian painter and graphic designer
• Vytautas Vičiulis (1951–1989), Lithuanian painter, antiques restorer and anti-Soviet protester
• Vytautas Žalakevičius (1930–1996), Lithuanian film director and writer

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