Żegota (disambiguation)

Żegota (disambiguation)

Żegota might have a variety of meanings:

* Żegota is a Polish male name of Slavic origin; its Christian counterpart is the name of Ignatius
* Żegota was a Polish World War II resistance organization founded by the Armia Krajowa to help the Jews during the Holocaust
* Żegota was also a nom de guerre of two Polish 20th century generals: Marian Żegota-Januszajtis and Tadeusz Kurcyusz
* Zegota (band) is also a hardcore punk band

*Żegota is the name of a character in Adam Mickiewicz's classic work "Dziady" [Forefathers Eve] , Part III, Act 1, an innocent young student who was arrested for no reason he could understand.


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