Witold

Witold is a male given name that is mostly used in Poland and also occurs in Germany. Witold (Withold) is also used as a family name.

meaning

Witold is derived from the Old High German witu (forest, wood) and waltan (walten, rule) ("ruler of the forest"). Other derivatives and meanings are also possible, such as Lithuanian vyd- (vysti = to see) and Lithuanian tauta ( People, nation).

variants

• Vytautas , Vytas (Lithuanian)
• Rare German-language variants of the name are Withold, Widhold and Widald.

Name bearer

• Witold Bałażak (* 1964), Polish politician of the League Polskich Rodzin
• Witold Czarnecki (* 1953), Polish politician
• Witold Fokin (* 1932), Prime Minister of Ukraine 1991/92
• Witold Gintowt-Dziewałtowski (* 1949), Polish politician
• Witold Gombrowicz (1904–1969), Polish writer
• Witold Hurewicz (1904–1956), Polish mathematician
• Witold Klepacz (* 1953), Polish politician, member of the Sejm
• Witold Krassowski (* 1956), Polish photographer
• Witold Anatoljewitsch Krejer (* 1932), Soviet three-jumper
• Witold Kubala (* 1970), Polish football player
• Witold Leszczyński (1933–2007), Polish film director, photographer and screenwriter
• Witold Lutosławski (1913–1994), Polish composer and conductor
• Witold Maliszewski (1873–1939), Polish composer and music teacher
• Witold Małcużyński (1914–1977), Polish pianist
• Witold Pahl (* 1961), Polish politician from Platforma Obywatelska
• Witold Pyrkosz (1926-2017), Polish actor
• Witold Pilecki (1901–1948), resistance fighter against the National Socialists
• Witold Pronobis (* 1947), Polish historian, publicist and journalist
• Witold Pruszkowski (1846–1896), Polish painter
• Witold Rowicki (1914–1989), Polish conductor
• Witold Rother (1888–1962), German naval officer, most recently vice admiral
• Witold Rowicki (1914–1989), Polish conductor
• Witold Rudziński (1913-2004), Polish composer
• Witold Lwowitsch Schmulian (1914–1944), Russian mathematician
• Witold Sitarz (* 1945), Polish politician of the Platforma Obywatelska
• Witold von Skarzynski (1850–1910), manor owner and politician of the Polish minority in Prussia
• Witold Sobociński (1929–2018), Polish cameraman
• Witold Stankowski (* 1966), Polish university professor
• Witold Szalonek (1927–2001), Polish composer
• Witold Tomczak (* 1957), Polish politician, member of the Sejm
• Witold Waszczykowski (* 1957), Polish historian, diplomat and politician
• Witold Wawrzyczek (* 1973), Polish football player
• Witold Wirpsza (1918–1985), Polish poet, critic, translator of German-language literature
• Witold Wojtkiewicz (1879–1909), Polish painter, draftsman and graphic artist
• Witold Zglenicki (1850–1904), Polish geologist, oil exploiter and philanthropist

Web links

• On the distribution of first names in Germany: Genevolu

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Witold on behindthename.com (Engl.)
2. ^ Witold on vornames-weltweit.de
3. ↑ http://www.kirchenweb.at/vornamen/namenstage/vornamen23.htm
4. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from May 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ↑ http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/witold.html
7. ↑ Withold on vornames-weltweit.de
8. ↑ Witold on behindthename.com (Engl.)