Wito
Wito or Wido is a male given name and family name .
Origin and meaning
Wito is a German name of Germanic origin. Etymologically, it comes from the Germanic word Wit , Wid (forest, wood, tree) and is the short form of names that begin with this syllable (e.g. Withold , Witold , Witoldt, Widukind , Wittekind , Wittiko , Witiko , Withego , Witigo).
Name day (catholic)
- September 12th (according to Wido von Anderlecht , Belgian sexton and pilgrim), also March 30th according to the Gregorian calendar .
variants
- Witu
- Wido
- Widu
- Guy
- Guido
- Guide
- Guidon
- Gvidas
- Gvidonas
- Vido
Well-known namesake
Single name
- Wido von Chur († 1122), Bishop of Chur
- Wido von Osnabrück (also: Wicho, Wiho, Guido), from 1093 to 1101 Bishop of Osnabrück
- Guido of Spoleto (Wido of Spoleto)
- Wido I of Spoleto
First name
- Wido Hempel (1930–2006), German Romanist
- Wito Eichel (1913–2002), German translator, poet and university professor