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vitus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
vi-tus
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Latin.

name

A lake in Alaska.

Etymology

Name of an early martyr, Late Latin Vitus, perhaps from a Thracian word meaning "a person from Bithynia". Also associated with Latin vita (“life”). Vitus has also been used as a Latinization of Guy.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

vitusite

Phrases

St. Vitus' dance

Questions

What does vitus mean?
A male given name from Latin.
Where does vitus come from?
Name of an early martyr, Late Latin Vitus, perhaps from a Thracian word meaning "a person from Bithynia". Also associated with Latin vita (“life”). Vitus has also been used as a Latinization of Guy.

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