Name «Vytko»

The name 'Vytko' is a diminutive form of the male name Vyt (it may also originate from dual-base variants such as Vytomyr or Sviatovyt). This Slavic name is still used by Bulgarians, Serbs, and Croats. A characteristic feature of the ancient usage of the name Vytko in the Ukrainian Carpathians may be the modern Lemko surnames recorded in 1787, such as Vitko and Vitka. In the documents of Transcarpathia from the 15th century, there are mentions of the surname Vytkos. Moreover, Polish-Latin records of the name Vitco and Vitko from the 13th to 15th centuries further confirm this name.It is also worth noting the existence of the village Vytkiv in the Rivne region, which was founded by a fisherman named Vytko who came there from Lviv region. Another interesting mention is the Slavic toponymic of patronymic type “v Vytkovych” recorded in 1576.