Yori - Meaning of Yori

What does Yori mean?

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Yori

[ 2 syll. yo-ri, yor-i ] The baby boy name Yori is also used as a girl name. It is pronounced as YOW-Riy- †. Yori is used chiefly in the English language and it is derived from Celtic origins. Yori is a pet form of the name Yorrick (English and Scandinavian).

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Yori is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Yori include Yaar (Hebrew), Yaer (Hebrew), Yair (Hebrew and Spanish), Yaro, Yaroe, Yarowe, Yarro, Yarroe, Yarrow, Yarrowe, Yauri, Yeor (Hebrew), Yerach (Hebrew), Yora (Hebrew), Youri (Dutch), Yuri (Russian and Ukrainian), Yuriy (Russian), Jari (Finnish), Jaro (Czech), and Jary (Finnish).

† Pronunciation for Yori: Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"