Wojciech
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Wojciech () is a Polish name, equivalent to Czech Vojtěch , Slovak Vojtech, and German Woitke. The name is formed from two Slavic roots: 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".
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- Given name.name
- Wojciech
- Given name.gender
- male
- Given name.meaning
- He who is happy in battle
- Given name.origin
- West Slavic
- Given name.nickname
- Wojtek (and many others)
- Given name.related names
- Vojtěch, Vojtech, Woitke
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- Instance of
- male given name
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- Polish
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- Wojciech
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Wojciech () is a Polish name, equivalent to Czech Vojtěch , Slovak Vojtech, and German Woitke. The name is formed from two Slavic roots: 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 , Wojtuś , 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 (). Related names in South Slavic languages include Vojko, Vojislav, and Vojteh.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wojciech” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.