Čigriejus is a Lithuanian-language surname. "Chigrey" or "Chegrey" may be a corruption of the Turkic name Shah-Giray (Шахгирей)Хотко, Самир Хамидович, Cадзы – джигеты. Происхождение и историко-культурный портрет абазинского субэтноса or Şahin Giray. Also, there is a community Chegerey of abazins.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
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