Save Gender Masculine Usage Slavic Mythology Meaning & History Derived from Slavic svętŭ "sacred, holy" and vitŭ "master, lord". This was the name of a four-headed West Slavic god of war and light. He has historically been conflated with Saint Vitus, who is known as Święty Wit in Polish and Svatý Vít in Czech. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootssvętŭ + vitŭVariantsSvantovit, Svetovid Categories deities, gods, leadership, religion, war deities