Wojciech

Wojciech [ vɔjtɕɛx ] is a Polish first 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 " happy, be happy ). It has its origin in Bohemia.
The abbreviation " woj. " Is used for a Polish county. Example: WojewĂłdztwo opolskie according woj. Opole

The name day is 23 April.

Wojciech Bogusławski (1757-1829), Polish actor, opera singer, writer, translator, theater director
Wojciech Fibak ( b. 1952 ), Polish tennis player
Wojciech Fortuna ( born 1952 ), Polish ski jumper and Olympic champion
Wojciech Gerson (1831-1901), Polish painter and professor of art
Wojciech Has (1925-2000), Polish film director
Wojciech Jaruzelski (* 1923), Polish politician and military
Wojciech Kilar (1932-2013), Polish composer
Wojciech Korfanty (1873-1939), journalist, MdR and Prime Minister of Poland
Wojciech Kossak (1857-1942), Polish Panorama, battles and portrait painter
Wojciech Kozub (born 1976 ), Polish biathlete
Wojciech Kuczok (born 1972 ), Polish writer and film critic
Wojciech Kurtyka ( * 1947 ) Polish mountaineer
Wojciech Marczewski ( born 1944 ), Polish film director
Wojciech Pszoniak ( b. 1942 ), Polish actor
Wojciech Saluga (born 1969 ), Polish politician
Wojciech Skupień (born 1976 ), Polish ski jumper
Wojciech Świętosławski (1881-1968), Polish biophysicists
Wojciech Wierzejski (born 1976 ), Polish politician, MEP
Wojciech Wilk (born 1972 ), Polish politician

Christopher Wojciech (1966-1997), Polish dignitaries
Valentin Wojciech (1868-1940), German Catholic priest and auxiliary bishop in Wroclaw

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