Wojciech

Wojciech [ ˈvɔjtɕɛx ] is a Polish male given name .

Origin and meaning

Slavic first name . "Woj" stands for "war" (Polish " wojna" ) or "warrior" (Polish " wojownik" ) and "Ciech" stands for "joy" (Polish " cieszyć się" be happy). It has its origin in Bohemia .

The name day is April 23rd: St. Adalbert of Prague (Catholic, Protestant)

Wojciech Bogusławski (1757–1829), Polish actor, opera singer, writer, translator, theater director
Wojciech Fibak (* 1952), Polish tennis player
Wojciech Fortuna (* 1952), Polish ski jumper and Olympic champion
Wojciech Gerson (1831–1901), Polish painter and art professor
Wojciech Has (1925–2000), Polish film director
Wojciech Jaruzelski (1923–2014), Polish politician and military
Wojciech Kilar (1932–2013), Polish composer
Wojciech Korfanty (1873–1939), journalist, MdR and Polish Prime Minister
Wojciech Kossak (1857–1942), Polish panorama, battle and portrait painter
Wojciech Kozub (* 1976), Polish biathlete
Wojciech Kuczok (* 1972), Polish writer and film critic
Wojciech Kurtyka (* 1947), Polish mountaineer
Wojciech Marczewski (* 1944), Polish film director
Wojciech Paleszniak (* 1986), Polish volleyball coach
Wojciech Pszoniak (* 1942), Polish actor
Wojciech Reszko (* 1956), Polish judoka
Wojciech Saługa (* 1969), Polish politician
Wojciech Skupień (* 1976), Polish ski jumper
Wojciech Sroczyński (* 1989), Polish pool player
Wojciech Świętosławski (1881–1968), Polish biophysicist
Wojciech Szczęsny (* 1990), Polish football goalkeeper
Wojciech Szewczyk (* 1994), Polish pool player
Wojciech Trajdos (* 1981), Polish pool player
Wojciech Wierzejski (* 1976), Polish politician, MEP
Wojciech Wilk (* 1972), Polish politician

Christopher Wojciech (1966–1997), Polish dignitary
Valentin Wojciech (1868–1940), German Catholic clergyman and auxiliary bishop in Breslau

Wojtek, Wojtuś, Wojteczek, Wojti, Wojaczek
Czech Vojtěch
Slovak Vojtech
German Woyzeck, Wozzeck, Adalbert (usual equation and name translation, etymologically but not related)