Elamur LocationsChyhyryn
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 · JSON
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