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Uri - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Uri

[ 2 syll. u-ri, ur-i ] The boy name Uri is pronounced as YERiy KEY. Uri is mainly used in the English and Hebrew languages. It is of Hebrew origin. Uri is a short form of the English, German, Hebrew, and Spanish name Uriel.

Uri is not frequently used as a baby boy name. It is not ranked within the top 1000. In 2008, within the family of boy names directly linked to Uri, the English, German, Hebrew, and Spanish Uriel was the most widely used.

Baby names that sound like Uri include the English Urie, the Czech Jaro, the Japanese Jiro, the Russian Yuri, the Czech Ura, the Hebrew and English Uriah, the English Yahir, the Dutch Youri, and the Russian Yura.

A famous person named Uri is Paranormalist Uri Geller, born 20 December 1946.

KEY: Pronunciation for Uri: Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


 
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