Whatever Patriciolus's origin, his name was Latin, while of Vitalian's own sons, the generals Bouzes and Coutzes had Thracian names and Venilus a Gothic name.
Bez obzira na podrijetlo njegovog oca Patricija, njegovo ime je bilo latinsko (Patriciolus), dok su Vitalijevi vlastiti sinovi, generali Bouzes i Coutzes nosili tračanska imena a Venilus gotsko ime.