Vytautas (given name)

Vytautas

Gender	Male
Language	Lithuanian
Name day	5 January [1]
Other gender
Feminine	Vytautė [2]
Origin
Region of origin	Lithuania
Other names
Nicknames	Vitas, Vytas, Vytis, Tautas, Tautis, Taučius

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. ^[3] This name has become a popular Lithuanian masculine given name. ^[4]

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 Andriuškevičius (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 Bičiūnas (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 Graičiūnas (1898–1952), Lithuanian management theorist, management consultant and engineer
• Vytautas Janulionis (1958–2010), Lithuanian glass artist
• Vytautas Janušaitis (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 Lukša (born 1984), Lithuanian footballer
• Vytautas Mačernis (1921–1944), Lithuanian existentialist poet
• Vytautas Mažiulis (1926–2009), Lithuanian linguist
• Vytautas Merkys (1929–2012), Lithuanian historian
• Vytautas Miškinis (born 1954), Lithuanian composer and conductor
• Vytautas Montvila (1935–2003), Lithuanian composer, bassoonist and sound engineer
• Vytautas Paliūnas (born 1930), Lithuanian politician
• Vytautas Petrulis (1890–1942), Lithuanian politician, former Prime Minister of Lithuania
• Vytautas Petras Plečkaitis (born 1950), Lithuanian politician
• Vytautas Pociūnas (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 Šulskis (born 1988), Lithuanian basketball player
• Vytautas Šustauskas (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

See also

• All pages with titles containing Vytautas

References

1. Behind the Name Retrieved 30 October 2025.
2. "Výtautė". Lietuvos Respublikos piliečių vardų sąvadas. Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija. Archived from the original on 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
3. "Výtautas". Lietuvos Respublikos piliečių vardų sąvadas. Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija. Archived from the original on 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
4. Daiva Sinkevičiūtė (2012-01-10). "Patys dažniausi piliečių vardai (2006 m.) ir jų davimo tendencijos". Lietuvos Respublikos piliečių vardų sąvadas. Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija. Archived from the original on 2015-05-31. Retrieved 2016-05-01.