Vito

[ vee-toh ]

/ ˈvi toʊ /

a male given name.

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And now to this list of New York pols who refuse to go away, it may be possible to add another name: Vito Fossella.
Will Dirty Pol Vito Fossella Replace Dirty Pol Michael Grimm?|David Freedlander|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The name that most Republicans seem both to expect and dread to consider running is Vito Fossella.
The Felon Who Wouldn’t Leave Congress|Ben Jacobs, David Freedlander|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And there have been no rumblings that Vito is anything but completely comfortable with himself and with his lover.
A True Tough Guy: The Mafia, Gays, and Michael Sam’s Boyfriend|Michael Daly|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Vito Marcantonio, the fiery Communist congressman from the Bronx, was reputedly playing ball with the mob.
Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Live In: Kevin Baker’s New York|Allen Barra|September 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Vito, which played recently on HBO, is about activist and film historian Vito Russo, who died in 1990.
New Documentary ‘How to Survive a Plague’ Details ACT UP’s Heroic Role in AIDS Battle|Stephen Farber|September 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And Vito gave him a detailed account of what had happened in his absence.
Arethusa|F. Marion Crawford
This is only too much the case with our Italy, worthy neighbor Vito Viti.
The Wing-and-Wing|J. Fenimore Cooper
Next to his love for Nicoletta Lupero it became the great passion of his life to learn what had become of Vito.
True Stories of Crime From the District Attorney's Office|Arthur Train
Vito and Sid were smashing furiously at the floundering machine.
Let There Be Light|Horace Brown Fyfe
Questioned by Omobono, Vito could not say with any certainty what the master had put on; in fact, he could not tell at all.
Arethusa|F. Marion Crawford