Čigriejus
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Čigriejus is a Lithuanian-language surname. "Chigrey" or "Chegrey" may be a corruption of the Turkic name Shah-Giray (Шахгирей)Хотко, Самир Хамидович, [http://apsnyteka.org/1623-khotko_s_stati.html#8 Cадзы – джигеты. Происхождение и историко-культурный портрет абазинского субэтноса] or Şahin Giray. Also, there is a community Chegerey of abazins.[http://alashara.org/books/105.pdf Избранные статьи Муртазова Тимура Амербиевича] The Russian-language equivalents are is "Chigrey"/"Chegrey" (Чигрей/Чегрей).
Notable people with the surname include:
- Henrikas Čigriejus, Lithuanian writer
- Vida Marija Čigriejienė (born1936), Lithuanian physician, politician and professor
See also
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