Zuri - Meaning of Zuri

What does Zuri mean?

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Zuri

[ 2 syll. zu-ri, zur-i ] The baby girl name Zuri is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced ZUW-Riy- †. Zuri has its origins in the African-Swahili language and it is used largely in Swahili. The name Zuri means 'beautiful'.

Zuri has 11 forms. Forms of the name include Zurea, Zureah, Zuree, Zurey, Zuria, Zuriaa, Zuriah, Zurie, Zurisha, Zury, and Zurya.

See also the related categories, swahili and beautiful (fair).

Zuri is popular as a baby girl name, and it is also perceived as trendy. The name has been rising in popularity since the 2000s; prior to that, it was of only irregular use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2018, 0.061% of baby girls were named Zuri. It had a ranking of #293 then. Out of all girl names in its family, Zuri was the most popular in 2018. Zuri has mainly been a baby girl name in the last century.

Baby names that sound like Zuri include Zagiree, Zagiry, Zaher, Zahir, Zahra, Zahraa, Zahria, Zahyr, Zaire, Zakir, Zara, Zarah, Zareh, Zari, Zarie, Zarree, Zarri, Zarrie, Zarry, and Zary.

† English pronunciation for Zuri: Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"