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Wojciech BIALA

Male - Aft 1914


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  • Name Wojciech BIALA 
    Gender Male 
    Died Aft 1914 
    Person ID I1718  Jennifer's Family Tree-All Lines 10-25-2016
    Last Modified 26 Aug 2014 

    Family Zofia NAZIACZ,   b. 27 Mar 1874, Chrzastow, Rzeszow (Podk), Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Mary BIALA,   b. 11 Aug 1895, Poland/Austria Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1992, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
     2. Stefania BIALA,   b. 24 Dec 1897, Schucertnitza, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1983, Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     3. Bronislawa (Blanche) BIALA,   b. 23 Apr 1899, April 23, 1901, Chumstow, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1989, Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     4. Balbina (Blondina) BIALA,   b. 20 Sep 1900, Oct 22, 1902, Austria Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1989, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     5. Stanislaw BIALA,   b. Abt 1903, Chumstow, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft Sep 1983, Millers Falls, Mass? Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     6. Jan BIALA,   b. Abt 1906, Chumstow, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2011 
    Family ID F609  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Wojciech (['v?i?t???x] is a Polish given name, equivalent to Czech Vojtech (['v?i?c?x]), Slovak Vojtech, and German Woitke. Wojciech is one of the oldest Slavic names. The name is formed from Polish "wój" (Slavic: "voj") – a root pertaining to war which also forms Polish words like wojownik meaning warrior, and wojna meaning war – and "ciech" (from an earlier form "tech") meaning joy,[1] with the resulting combination meaning "the joy of war" or "smiling warrior". Its Polish diminutive forms include Wojtek (pronounced: ['v?i?t?k]), Wojtus (['v?i?tu?]), Wojtas, Wojcio, Wojcieszek, Wojtaszka, Wojtaszek, Wojan (noted already in 1136), Wojko. The feminine form is Wojciecha. 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, Wogtke, Woetke, and Wötke. 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 and in Sütterlin handwriting; this form is used as the name of the opera by Alban Berg based on Büchner's play.

      The name Adalbert is sometimes associated with Wojciech/Vojtech but they have no linguistic relationship with each other. Their components and meanings are completely different but the names may have become associated as a result of St Adalbert of Prague (born Vojtech Slavník) taking the name of Adalbert at confirmation.

      The name day for individuals named Wojciech is on April 23.