Wojciech (IPA: [ˈvɔjtɕɛx] ( listen)) is a Polish name, equivalent to Czech Vojtěch [ˈvojcɛx], 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").