Chyzh () or Chizh () is an East Slavic surname referring to the

Eurasian siskin The Eurasian siskin (''Spinus spinus'') is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is also called the European siskin, common siskin or just siskin. Other (archaic) names include ''black-headed goldfinch'', ''barley bird'' an ...

(''Spinus spinus''). It is equivalent to the Polish surname

Czyż Czyż () is a surname of Polish language origin, meaning "siskin". Surnames of similar derivations include Czyżewski and Czyżowicz. The Czech/Slovak equivalent is Číž and the Belarusian form is Chyzh. The surname may refer to: * Bobby Czyz ...

and the Czech surname

Číž Číž () is a spa village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia. History In historical records, the village was first mentioned in 1274 (as ''Chyz''). It first belonged to the Tuk ...

. Notable people with this surname include: *

Aleksandr Chizh Aleksandr Chizh (; ; born 10 February 1997) is a Belarusian professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Am ...

(born 1997), Belarusian footballer *

Aleksandr Chizh (footballer, born 2002) Aleksandr Chizh (; ; born 8 March 2002) is a Belarusian professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Americ ...

, Belarusian footballer *

Maksim Chizh Maksim Chizh (; ; born 8 October 1993) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays for Niva Dolbizno. Honours Dinamo Brest *Belarusian Cup The Belarusian Cup () is an annual association football knock-out cup competition for men's foot ...

(born 1993), Belarusian footballer *

Yury Chyzh Yury Chyzh (, , Yury Chizh, born 1963) is a Belarusian businessman, believed to be one of the country's richest people. According to estimates, he is the second-wealthiest businessman in Belarus, the first being Vladimir Peftiev. On March 23, 2012 ...

(born 1963), Belarusian businessman

See also