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Witold

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Polish form of VYTAUTAS. Alternatively it could be derived from the Germanic name WIDALD.

VYTAUTAS   male   Lithuanian
From the Baltic elements vyti- "chase, drive away" or vyd- "see" combined with tauta "people, nation". This was the name of a 15th-century Grand Duke of Lithuania, revered as a national hero in that country.
WIDALD   male   Ancient Germanic
Germanic name composed of the elements witu "wood" and wald "power, rule".
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Widald, Witold
GERMAN: Witold
LITHUANIAN: Vytautas
POLISH: Witołd, Witold
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
POLISH: Witek
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