Číž (feminine: Čížová) is a

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

and Slovak surname. It refers 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''). The surname is related to Čížek, as well as

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 ...

(Polish cognate) and

Chyzh Chyzh () or Chizh () is an East Slavic surname referring to the Eurasian siskin (''Spinus spinus''). It is equivalent to the Polish surname Czyż and the Czech surname Číž. Notable people with this surname include: * Aleksandr Chizh (born 199 ...

(Belarusian). Notable people with this surname include: * Adam Číž (born 1991), Czech basketball player * Miroslav Číž (1954–2022), Slovak politician

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