wój (Slavic:voj), a root pertaining to war. It also forms words likewojownik ("warrior") andwojna ("war").
ciech (from an earlier form,tech), meaning "joy".[1]
The resulting combination means "he who enjoys war" or "joyous warrior".
Its Polishdiminutive forms includeWojtek[ˈvɔjtɛk]ⓘ,Wojtuś[ˈvɔjtuɕ],Wojtas,Wojcio,Wojteczek,Wojcieszek,Wojtaszka,Wojtaszek,Wojan (noted already in 1136),Wojko, and variants noted as early as 1400, includingWoytko,Woythko, andVoytko. The feminine form isWojciecha (IPA:[vɔjˈt͡ɕɛxa]). Related names inSouth Slavic languages includeVojko,Vojislav, andVojteh.
The name has been rendered into German in several different variations, including:Woitke,Witke,Voitke,Voytke,Woytke,Vogtke,Woytegk,Woytek,Wogtke,Woetke,Wötke, andWotke. It appears asWoyzeck in the play of that name byGeorg Büchner. A variant form isWozzeck, the result of confusion due to the similarity of the letters⟨y⟩ and⟨z⟩ inSütterlin handwriting; this form is used as the name of the opera byAlban Berg, based on Büchner's play.
The Germanic nameAdalbert 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 hisconfirmation.
Thename day for individuals named Wojciech is 23 April.
People and characters with the given name Wojciech
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