Vitold
Fewer than a hundred Polish men carry it, so most people here have never met one. It's a rarer spelling of Witold, from a Slavic root meaning "leader of the people".
Vitold Pronunciation
What Vitold means
Where Vitold comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Vitold sits close to the Polish Witold, its everyday variant, and both split into old Slavic parts: a root for ruling and lud, the people. The short meaning grows out of that joining, leader of the people, władający ludem in Polish. Shorten it and you get Witek, the form a boy answers to on the playground.
Poland has carried the name on real shoulders. Witold Gombrowicz (1904-1969) wrote Ferdydurke and argued with his own country from Argentina. Witold Lutosławski (1913-1994) composed music played in concert halls today. Two men, one name, both public and checkable.
On an imieniny, a Witold might find the register at the urząd spelling him one way while relatives use Witek. The variant Vitold keeps the harder opening sound. The meaning stays put. Leader of the people, władający ludem.
How many people are named Vitold
1 in 338828 men in Poland is named Vitold. 63 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #4647 among male names.
Vitold's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Vitold as a middle name
Vitold is a first name for 63 men in Poland and a middle name for another 7, a 90/10 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 4077th, between Virgilio (7) and Wahab (7).
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