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Wojciech

Meaning — Wojciech is a Polish masculine name of purely Slavic origin, composed of "woj" from "wojsko" meaning "army" or "warrior" and "ciech" from "ciecha" meaning "joy" or "consolation" — thus "joyful warrior" or "warrior's consolation." Saint Wojciech (Adalbert of Prague, c. 956–997), the Bishop of Prague who was martyred while evangelizing the Prussians, is the patron saint of Poland, Bohemia, and Hungary.·Polish origin·Male·VOY-chekh

Wojciech Wojciech is quintessentially Polish — a name that cannot easily be translated or transplanted, that immediately identifies its bearer as rooted in Polish culture and tradition. Characters named Wojciech in Polish fiction range from salt-of-the-earth working men to intellectuals navigating Poland's difficult 20th-century history.

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WojciechWojtekWojteczekAdalbert

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Wojciech KowalskiWojciech WiśniewskiWojciech DąbrowskiWojciech WójcikWojciech ZielińskiWojciech Kamiński

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