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1067 famous people named Wojciech found on Wikipedia.
59 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
13881-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
6506-th in year 1985
Used in: Polish
Wojciech ([ˈvɔi̯t͡ɕɛx] is a Polish given name, equivalent to Czech Vojtěch ([ˈvɔi̯cɛx]), Slovak Vojtech, and German Woitke. The name is formed from two components in archaic Polish:
wój (Slavic: voj), a root pertaining to war. It also forms words like wojownik ("warrior") and wojna ("war").
ciech (from an earlier form, tech), meaning "joy".
The resulting combination means "he who enjoys war" or "joyous warrior".
Its Polish diminutive forms include Wojtek (pronounced: [ˈvɔi̯tɛk]), Wojtuś ([ˈvɔi̯tuɕ]), Wojtas, Wojcio, Wojteczek, Wojcieszek, Wojtaszka, Wojtaszek, Wojan (noted already in 1136), Wojko, and variants noted as early as 1400, including Woytko, Woythko, and Voytko. The feminine form is Wojciecha ([ˈvɔi̯t͡ɕɛxa]). Related names in South Slavic languages include Vojko, Vojislav, and Vojteh.
The name has been rendered into German in several different variations, including: Woitke, Witke, Voitke, Voytke, Woytke, Vogtke, Woytegk, Woytek, Wogtke, Woetke, Wötke, and Wotke. It appears as Woyzeck in the play of that name by Georg Büchner. A variant form is Wozzeck, the result of confusion due to the similarity of the letters ⟨y⟩ and ⟨z⟩ in Sütterlin handwriting; this form is used as the name of the opera by Alban Berg, based on Büchner's play.
The Germanic name Adalbert is sometimes associated with Wojciech, or Vojtech, but the two names are not linguistically related. Their components and meanings are completely different, but the names may have become associated as a result of the 10th-century St. Adalbert of Prague (born Vojtěch Slavník) having taken the name Adalbert at his confirmation.
The name day for individuals named Wojciech is April 23.
Soldier of consolation. Combine of voji (soldier) and tekha (solace, comfort, joy).
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Wojciech Szczęsny | 1990 | Footballer |
2 | Wojciech Łuszczykiewicz | 1979 | |
3 | Wojciech Jaruzelski | 1923 | Polish military officer and politician |
4 | Wojciech Mann | 1948 | |
5 | Wojciech Sumliński | 1969 | Polish journalist, psychologist |
6 | Wojciech Zielinski | 1979 | Polish actor |
7 | Wojciech Łozowski | 1984 | |
8 | Wojciech Solarz | 1979 | Polish actor |
9 | Wojciech Błach | 1972 | Polish actor |
10 | Wojciech Kilar | 1932 | Polish composer |
11 | Wojciech Korda | 1944 | |
12 | Wojciech Gąssowski | 1943 | |
13 | Wojciech Cugowski | 1976 | |
14 | Wojciech Olszański | ||
15 | Wojciech Paszkowski | 1960 | Polish actor |
16 | Wojciech Pijanowski | 1951 | |
17 | Wojciech Kalarus | 1968 | Polish actor |
18 | Wojciech Reszczyński | 1953 | |
19 | Wojciech Majchrzak | 1969 | Polish actor |
20 | Wojciech Zimiński | 1962 | |
21 | Wojciech Tremiszewski | 1978 | Polish actor |
22 | Wojciech Eichelberger | 1944 | |
23 | Wojciech Kuliński | 1970 | |
24 | Wojciech Sadurski | 1950 | |
25 | Wojciech Inglot | 1955 | |
26 | Wojciech Machnicki | 1953 | Polish actor |
27 | Wojciech Dmochowski | 1967 | Polish actor |
28 | Wojciech Lubawski | 1954 | Polish politician |
29 | Wojciech Adamczyk | 1959 | Polish actor |
30 | Wojciech Cejrowski | 1964 | Polish journalist |
31 | Wojciech Duryasz | 1940 | Polish actor |
32 | Wojciech Hermeliński | 1949 | |
33 | Wojciech Młynarski | 1941 | Polish singer |
34 | Wojciech Czuchnowski | 1964 | Polish journalist |
35 | Wojciech Kurtyka | 1947 | Polish mountaineer and rock climber, born 1947. |
36 | Wojciech Brzeziński | 1975 | Polish actor |
37 | Wojciech Maziarski | 1960 | |
38 | Wojciech Hoffmann | 1955 | |
39 | Wojciech Fibak | 1952 | Polish tennis player |
40 | Wojciech Pogorzelski | 1962 | |
41 | Wojciech Brzozowski | 1976 | |
42 | Wojciech Rudnicki | 1939 | |
43 | Wojciech Wieteska | 1964 | |
44 | Wojciech Kossak | 1856 | Polish painter |
45 | Wojciech Bobowski | 1610 | Polish musician |
46 | Wojciech Maksymowicz | 1955 | |
47 | Wojciech Krolopp | 1945 | |
48 | Wojciech Ziembiński | 1925 | Polish journalist (1925-2001) |
49 | Wojciech Wencel | 1972 | |
50 | Wojciech Horny | 1974 | |
51 | Wojciech Brochwicz | 1960 | |
52 | Wojciech H. Zurek | 1951 | American physicist |
53 | Wojciech Kostrzewa | 1960 | |
54 | Wojciech Jerzy Has | 1925 | Polish film director |
55 | Wojciech Medyński | 1976 | Polish actor |
56 | Wojciech Mazowiecki | 1957 | Polish journalist |
57 | Wojciech Żołądkowicz | 1980 | Polish actor |
58 | Wojciech Frykowski | 1936 | Actor, writer |
59 | Wojciech Orszulak | ||
60 | Wojciech Rotowski | 1993 | |
61 | Wojciech Stawowy | 1966 | Polish association football player |
62 | Wojciech Chmielarz | 1984 | |
63 | Wojciech Fałkowski | 1952 | |
64 | Wojciech Witczak | 1981 | |
65 | Wojciech Stattler | 1800 | Polish artist |
66 | Wojciech Przybylski | 1952 | Polish film director |
67 | Wojciech Skurkiewicz | 1969 | |
68 | Wojciech Noszczyk | 1935 | |
69 | Wojciech Wąsowicz | 1981 | Polish musician |
70 | Wojciech Zaremba | 1988 | Polish mathematician and computer scientist |
71 | Wojciech Wiśniewski | 1960 | |
72 | Wojciech Asiński | 1960 | Polish actor |
73 | Wojciech Owczarek | 1969 | |
74 | Wojciech Smarzowski | 1963 | Polish screenwriter and film director |
75 | Wojciech Wróż | 1942 | |
76 | Wojciech Moryto | 1977 | |
77 | Wojciech Wójcik | 1943 | Polish film director |
78 | Wojciech Golla | 1992 | Polish footballer |
79 | Wojciech Pszoniak | 1942 | Polish actor |
80 | Wojciech Nowicki | 1989 | Polish sportsperson, hammer thrower and athletics competitor |
81 | Wojciech Nowakowski | 1955 | |
82 | Wojciech Kozak | 1963 | Polish politician |
83 | Wojciech Siudmak | 1942 | French painter |
84 | Wojciech Korfanty | 1873 | German politician |
85 | Wojciech Fangor | 1922 | Polish artist |
86 | Wojciech Mazurkiewicz | 1956 | |
87 | Wojciech Jabłoński | 1977 | |
88 | Wojciech Żywny | 1757 | Czech violinist, composer and pianist |
89 | Wojciech Bakun | 1981 | |
90 | Wojciech Gerson | 1831 | Polish painter |
91 | Wojciech Wojcik | 1992 | Polish football player |
92 | Wojtek Olszak | 1976 | |
93 | Wojciech Browarny | 1970 | |
94 | Wojciech Weiss | 1875 | Polish painter |
95 | Wojciech Trzciński | 1949 | |
96 | Wojciech Kolarski | 1972 | |
97 | Wojciech Wardacki | 1960 | |
98 | Wojciech Chorąży | 1973 | Polish actor |
99 | Wojciech Cegielski | 1977 | |
100 | Wojciech Żółty | 1974 | |
101 | Wojciech Powaga | 1972 | |
102 | Wojciech Kowalewski | 1977 | Footballer |
103 | Wojciech Karpiński | 1943 | |
104 | Wojciech Polak | 1962 | |
105 | Wojciech Cieślak | 1962 | |
106 | Wojciech Murdzek | 1957 | |
107 | Wojciech Kruk | 1947 | |
108 | Wojciech Kuderski | 1972 | |
109 | Wojciech Biedroń | 1957 | Polish actor |
110 | Wojciech Jarząbek | 1950 | Polish architect |
111 | Wojciech Klich | 1965 | Polish association football player |
112 | Wojciech Giertych | 1951 | Roman Catholic priest |
113 | Wojciech Tomczyk | 1960 | |
114 | Wojciech Kolm | 1963 | |
115 | Wojciech Wesołek | 1978 | |
116 | Wojciech Łączkowski | 1933 | |
117 | Wojciech Myrda | 1979 | Retired Polish professional basketball player |
118 | Wojciech Wasiutyński | 1910 | |
119 | Wojciech Kurpiewski | 1966 | Polish canoeist |
120 | Wojciech Klata | 1976 | Actor |
121 | Wojciech Pawłowski | 1993 | Polish footballer |
122 | Wojciech Waglewski | 1953 | Polish singer, composer and jazz musician |
123 | Wojciech Bonowicz | 1967 | |
124 | Wojciech Czemplik | 1959 | Polish violinist, mandolinist and composer |
125 | Wojciech Bogusławski | 1757 | Polish actor, director, dramatist |
126 | Wojciech Rajewski | 1914 | Polish actor |
127 | Wojciech Kowalczyk | 1965 | |
128 | Wojciech Kwaśniak | 1962 | Polish government official |
129 | Wojciech Bąk | 1907 | |
130 | Wojciech Karolak | 1939 | Polish musician |
131 | Wojciech Kudelski | 1948 | |
132 | Wojciech Giełżyński | 1930 | Polish journalist |
133 | Wojciech Misiąg | 1951 | |
134 | Wojciech Łobodziński | 1982 | Polish footballer |
135 | Wojciech Chrzanowski | 1793 | Polish general |
136 | Wojciech Chuchała | 1989 | Polish sportsperson |
137 | Wojciech Kępczyński | 1949 | Polish actor |
138 | Wojciech Grygiel | 1969 | Polish chemist |
139 | Wojciech Barański | 1926 | |
140 | Wojciech Drewniak | 1922 | |
141 | Wojciech Bartosz Głowacki | 1758 | Polish Lithuanian insurgent |
142 | Wojciech Szeląg | 1967 | |
143 | Wojciech Świtała | 1967 | Polish pianist |
144 | Wojciech Byrski | 1973 | |
145 | Wojciech Olejniczak | 1974 | Polish politician |
146 | Wojciech Fortuna | 1952 | Polish ski jumper |
147 | Wojciech Janowski | 1949 | Polish economist |
148 | Wojciech Dutka | 1979 | |
149 | Wojciech Dąbrowski | 1972 | |
150 | Wojciech Bruślik | 1948 | |
151 | Wojciech Trochim | 1989 | Polish footballer |
152 | Wojciech Buczak | 1955 | |
153 | Wojciech Krawczuk | 1963 | |
154 | Wojciech Załuski | 1963 | Polish sportsperson |
155 | Wojciech Rubinowicz | 1889 | Polish physicist |
156 | Wojciech Kukuczka | 1973 | |
157 | Wojciech Kołaczkowski | 1908 | Polish sportsperson, fighter pilot and officer |
158 | Wojciech Lipoński | 1942 | Polish sportsperson, historian and athletics competitor |
159 | Wojciech Gorgoń | 1963 | Polish association football player |
160 | Wojciech Grabowski | 1961 | |
161 | Wojciech Skibiński | 1959 | 1959- Polish actor |
162 | Wojciech Walasik | 1963 | Polish actor |
163 | Wojciech Żabiałowicz | 1957 | Polish sportsperson |
164 | Wojciech Narębski | 1925 | |
165 | Wojciech Blecharczyk | 1962 | |
166 | Wojciech Dajczak | 1962 | |
167 | Wojciech Zydroń | 1978 | Polish association football player |
168 | Wojciech Zajączkowski | 1963 | |
169 | Wojciech Męciński | 1598 | |
170 | Wojciech Zieliński | 1944 | |
171 | Wojciech Topór | 1987 | Polish sportsperson |
172 | Wojciech Górski | 1972 | Polish association football player and athletics competitor |
173 | Wojciech Katner | 1950 | |
174 | Wojciech Puzyna | 1951 | Polish sportsperson |
175 | Wojciech Kościelniak | 1965 | |
176 | Wojciech Jasiński | 1948 | Polish politician |
177 | Wojciech Gąsienica-Kotelnicki | 1989 | Polish sportsperson |
178 | Wojciech Jastrzębowski | 1884 | Polish painter |
179 | Wojciech Najsarek | 1900 | Polish soldier |
180 | Wojciech Jarociński | 1950 | |
181 | Wojciech Grzymała | 1793 | Polish politician and banker |
182 | Wojciech Olbryś | 1959 | |
183 | Wojciech Muszyński | 1972 | |
184 | Wojciech Kozub | 1980 | |
185 | Wojciech Borecki | 1955 | |
186 | Wojciech Borzobohaty | 1908 | Polish officer |
187 | Wojciech Szewko | ||
188 | Wojciech Rudy | 1952 | Polish footballer |
189 | Wojciech Król | 1985 | |
190 | Wojciech Zabłocki | 1930 | Polish architect and fencer |
191 | Wojciech Kętrzyński | 1838 | Polish historian |
192 | Wojciech Bartnik | 1967 | Polish boxer |
193 | Wojciech Górecki | 1970 | |
194 | Wojciech Lamentowicz | 1946 | |
195 | Wojciech Sobala | 1988 | Polish sportsperson |
196 | Wojciech Billip | 1965 | Polish actor |
197 | Wojciech Marczewski | 1944 | Polish film director |
198 | Wojciech Dzieduszycki | 1848 | |
199 | Wojciech Woźniak | 1975 | |
200 | Wojciech Jędrzejewski | 1968 |