Italian and Spanish: from a medieval female personal name,
originally an affectionate nickname, from Italian vita ‘life’
(Latin vita).Italian: from a short form of the medieval
personal name Bonavita.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Vita
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