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Vit

Meaning — Vít is a Czech masculine given name derived from the Latin Vitus, from vita meaning "life." Saint Vitus was a Sicilian martyr of the early fourth century whose cult became enormously popular in Bohemia — Prague's great gothic cathedral, St. Vitus Cathedral, is named after him, making the name deeply embedded in Czech national identity.·Czech origin·Male·VEET

Vit Vít connects its bearer to the heart of Czech national identity through Prague's cathedral and centuries of Czech history. Characters with this name carry that heritage naturally — whether as historians, architects, or ordinary Praguers who feel the city's medieval stones beneath their feet as they walk its streets.

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VítVitVítězslavVitus

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Vit NovákVit DvořákVit ProcházkaVit HoráčekVit BlahaVit Krejčí

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