that would be a very good guess, but according to the online dictionaries, war in Polish is
wojna , warrior is
wojowny and army is
wojsko . The surname Wojdyla has the meaning that you suggested.
But apparently Wojtyla is not related to Wojdyla:
[...Wojtyl~a may come from that first name Wojciech, but it may also come from the noun wójt, an official in charge of a rural district...]
There are quite some Polish surnames starting with
wojty . Wojciech has also a pet form: Wojtek. The
yl is according to the same site apparently of no meaning (they don't mention it). Wojciech, by the way, means "joyful warrior", so you're right about
woj- ('war, warrior').
this is the site:
http://www.polishroots.org/surnames/surnames_33.htm the other site about Polish surnames was also from
www.polishroots.org, so this seems a site to add to your list, it is very useful.
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