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Jiri - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Jiri

[ 2 syll. ji-ri, jir-i ] The boy name Jiri is pronounced as JHIHRiy KEY. Jiri is a Czech name of Old Greek origin. Jiri is a variant of the name George (English).

Jiri is uncommon as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000. Out of the family of boy names directly related to Jiri, George (English) was the most popular in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Jiri include Jirí (Czech), Jagger, Jarle (Scandinavian), Jawhar, Jere (English and Finnish), Jerri (English), Jerrie (English), Jerry (English and German), Joeri (Dutch), Johar (Urdu), Jori (English), Jorre (Dutch, Finnish, and Scandinavian), Jory (English), Juri (Estonian and Russian), Juro (Czech), Djura (Slavic), Gero (German), Gerri (English), Gerrie (English), and Gerry (English and German).

KEY: English pronunciation for Jiri: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


 
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