Definitions for vitus
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Princeton's WordNet
Vitus, St. Vitus(noun)
Christian martyr and patron of those who suffer from epilepsy and Sydenham's chorea (died around 300)
Wiktionary
Vitus(ProperNoun)
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Origin: Name of an early martyr, Late Vitus, of uncertain origin; possibly from a Thracian word meaning "a person from Bithynia". By folk etymology associated with Latin vita.
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