Yuri - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ 2 syll. yu-ri, yur-i ] The boy name Yuri is pronounced YUHRiy ^KEY. Yuri is of Old Greek origin and it is used mainly in Russian. Yuri is a variant form of George (English). See also the related form, Juri (Russian).

Yuri is uncommon as a baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names. Among the group of boy names directly related to Yuri, George (English) was the most frequently used in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Yuri include Jaro (Czech), Uri (Hebrew), Yahir (English), Ura (Czech), and Uriah (Hebrew).

^KEY: English pronunciation for Yuri: Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; UH as in "hood (HH.UH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

A famous person named Yuri is Astronaut Yuri Gagarin, born 9 March 1934 - 27 March 1968, Klushino, Russia.

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