Wojciech


Gender:
Origin: Slavic
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

Meanings

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).

Famous People: 1067 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
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