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# Chyhyryn

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Чигирин.

## English name

**Chyhyryn** — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. The same string also results from BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). The same string also results from ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).

Other forms in use:

- **Chigirin** — Russian-based historical English name, prominent in histories of the Cossacks and Ottoman campaigns.
- **Tchigirin** — Older English historical spelling using tch for ч.
- **Chygyryn** — Older Ukrainian-based English reference spelling.
- **Czehryń** — Polish historical or regional name quoted in English accounts of the place.
- **Tchyhyryne** — French reference spelling; useful when English writing cites French titles or sources. Not asserted to be a usual English exonym.
- **Čigirin** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form. Actual English textual use is unverified; not an asserted established exonym.
- **Чигирин** — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local maps, addresses and source titles quoted in English.
- **Czehryn** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Czehryń for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.

## French name

**Tchyhyryne** — French Ukrainian-based reference form with final e; traditional Tchiguirine remains important in French historical writing.

Other forms in use:

- **Tchiguirine** — Traditional Russian-derived French name, especially familiar in historical accounts of the Cossacks and Ottoman wars.
- **Czehryń** — Polish historical name explicitly given in French references.
- **Chyhyryn** — International spelling retained for French source matching; French reference usage also has the adapted main form above.
- **Czehryn** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Czehryń for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.

## About

Chyhyryn is a small city on the Tiasmyn River in Ukraine's Cherkasy Oblast. It was a capital of the Cossack Hetmanate and is closely associated with Bohdan Khmelnytskyi.

## Notes

Chigirin/Tchiguirine remain relevant in historical accounts. Chyhyryn is the current Ukrainian form, not a recent municipal renaming. Standard-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of press frequency. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chyhyryn ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tchyhyryne.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q161980](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161980) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/chyhyryn/?format=json)


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