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Witold is a masculine Polish given name. This name derives from the Lithuanian “
Vytautas” composed of two elements: “vyti” (chase) plus “tauta” (the people), but It is also possible that it is a name of Germanic origin which means "ruling the forest". Notable people with the name include:
Vytautas (c. 1350–1430) (Polish: Witold Kiejstutowicz, Witold Aleksander or Witold Wielki), ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, prince of Grodno and prince of Lutsk
Witold, nom de guerre used by
Jan Karski (1914-2000), Polish resistance fighter and professor
Witold Pilecki (1901–1948), Polish World War II cavalry officer, intelligence agent and resistance leader, co-founder of the
Secret Polish Army resistance movement
Witold Zagórski (1930–2016), Polish basketball player and coach
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Look up Witold in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Witold is a masculine Polish given name. This name derives from the Lithuanian “
Vytautas” composed of two elements: “vyti” (chase) plus “tauta” (the people), but It is also possible that it is a name of Germanic origin which means "ruling the forest". Notable people with the name include:
Vytautas (c. 1350–1430) (Polish: Witold Kiejstutowicz, Witold Aleksander or Witold Wielki), ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, prince of Grodno and prince of Lutsk
Witold, nom de guerre used by
Jan Karski (1914-2000), Polish resistance fighter and professor
Witold Pilecki (1901–1948), Polish World War II cavalry officer, intelligence agent and resistance leader, co-founder of the
Secret Polish Army resistance movement
Witold Zagórski (1930–2016), Polish basketball player and coach
Name list
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.