What does Yuri mean?

Uncustomary Yuri is used principally in Ukrainian and Russian aimed at both genders, Yuri means "Farmer or Earthworker" has its origin in Hebrew and Old Greek. Yuri is a variant of sacred, evergreen and well-known George.

George is form of Georgius in English language. Unwonted George is originated from Old Greek, George means "Earthworker and A Tiller of the Soil". Yuri is shortened form of Uriah. Dominantly used in Hebrew and English unwonted, Uriah is rooted from Hebrew, meaning of Uriah is "God is Light, God is My Light and Yahweh is My Light".

How do I pronounce Yuri?

The two syllabled name Yuri is pronounced, yu-ri.

Variants of Yuri

Georgios, Yury, George, Georgius, Deorsa, Jurek, Yorrick, Georgeanthony, Georg, Georges, Juri, Anthony

Names that rhyme with Yuri

How popular is the name Yuri?

In United States, Yuri was once a common name since emerging in 1919 it has been given to over 4627 babies. When at the peak of its usage in 1987,. After 114 years, the name has past its prime.

Yuri is a unique baby name in France, it has been in use since 1968 and was able to reach the top 2000 names. Recently in 2017, it ranked 1037th when 38 boys were named Yuri.

Over 399 people have been named Yuri in France.

Yuri is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, even after 24 years of use, it could not make it big.

There are over 163 babies that have been given the name Yuri in England and Wales. In Switzerland, it has been in use since 1998 and achieved its top ranking of 349 in 2018.

Over 172 people have been named Yuri in Switzerland. In Belgium, it has been in use since 1995 and peaked in 1996 when it ranked 687th.

But Yuri is a popular baby name in Japan where every 1 in 2000 have the name as well as in, Angola, Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Colombia and Indonesia.

At least, 240000 people globally have carried Yuri as their given name according to our estimate.

Year	Boys		Girls
	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2018	1839	81	2345	77
2017	1782	85	2242	83
2016	2349	55	2098	92
2015	2209	61	2370	77
2014	2173	62	2962	57

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Yuri in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	1341	163	9	5
	59	0	0	0
	76	23	19	8
	12	23	8	9
	25	0	9	0

Here's what numbers has to say about Yuri

Nothing good can come out of your past. We all know that this world is an ugly place to live in, but we have to do everything in our power to improve it. You can easily change your mood from super to dull because you allow everyone to be a part of your life. You need time to heal and recover. Focus on your success. Focus on what makes your heart happy. You take things too seriously and it makes you nervous when something doesn't go as planned.

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•  Marwaareed - Specifically used in Arabic, Marwaareed means "Pearl or Jewel" which is rooted from Old Greek is aimed at girls
•  Lexie - Used prevalently in Tamil and English durable and prevailing, Lexie is used as a gender insensitive name, Lexie means "He Who Wards Off (Other) Men or Defender of Mankind" has origin in Old Greek
•  Pierre-Emmanuel - The Pierre-Emmanuel came from Greek, meaning of Pierre-Emmanuel is "Rock, God with Us or Rock"
•  Marlène - Girl name Marlène is principally used in Swedish and Danish and originated from Greek and Hebrew, Marlène means "Sun or Sea"
•  Galiena - Used especially in English and German, Galiena is originated from Germanic and Old Greek and is aimed at girls, Galiena means "High One"

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Famous people named Yuri

• Yuri Temirkanov, Russian conductor of Circassian origin
• Yuri Yankelevich, eminent Soviet violin pedagogue
• Yuri Dolgorukiy, Rurikid prince and founder of the city of Moscow
• Yuri I of Galicia, King of Rus', Prince of Volhynia
• Yuri II of Vladimir, fourth Grand Prince of Vladimir
• Yuri Norstein, Soviet and Russian animator best
• Yuri Ushakov, Russian career diplomat
• Yuri Mitsui, Japanese actress and model
• Yuri Artsutanov, Russian engineer born in Leningrad
• Yuri Soloviev, premier danseur of the Kirov Ballet,
• Yuri Levada, well known Russian sociologist
• Yuri Krotkov, Russian dramatist
• Yuri Modin, KGB controller for the "Cambridge Five"
• Yuri Zavadsky, Russian actor and director
• Yuri Kukin, Russian bard
• Yuri Nikitin, Russian science fiction and fantasy writer
• Yuri Rubinsky, writer, software executive
• Yuri Ahronovitch, Soviet-born Israeli conductor
• Yuri Sapega, Belarusian professional volleyball player and coach
• Yuri Mikhaylov, speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union
• Yuri Linnik, Soviet mathematician active in number theory
• Yuri Simonov, Russian conductor
• Yuri Kholopov, Russian musicologist and educator
• Yuri Shvets, Major in the KGB during the years 1980-1990
• Yuri Zhukov, prominent journalist and political figure
• Yuri Shaporin, Russian-Ukrainian Soviet composer
• Yuri Kasparov, Russian composer
• Yuri Lemeshev, (born 1954 or 1955
• Yuri Skobov, Soviet/Russian cross-country skier
• Yuri Baskakov, former Russian football referee
• Yuri Felshtinsky, Russian American historian
• Yuri Ovchinnikov, Soviet bioorganic chemist
• Yuri Sokolov, in cooperation with his brother Boris
• Yuri Hlushko-Mova, Ukrainian public and political figure
• Yuri Krylov, ice hockey player
• Yuri Gagarin, Soviet pilot and cosmonaut
• Yuri Malenchenko, retired Russian cosmonaut
• Yuri Baturin, Russian cosmonaut and former politician
• Yuri Lotman, prominent literary scholar, semiotician
• Yuri Gidzenko, Russian cosmonaut
• Yuri Orlov, nuclear physicist and human rights activist
• Yuri Shargin, retired cosmonaut of the Russian Space Forces
• Yuri Manin, Russian mathematician, known for work
• Yuri Knorozov, Soviet linguist epigrapher and ethnographer,
• Yuri Matiyasevich, Russian mathematician and computer scientist
• Yuri Rumer, Soviet theoretical physicist
• Yuri Nikolaevich Denisyuk, a Soviet physicist
• Yuri Prokhorov, Russian mathematician
• Yuri Filipchenko, Russian entomologist
• Yuri Burago, Russian mathematician
• Yuri Andropov, Soviet politician and the fourth General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
• Yuri Kondratyuk, Ukrainian Soviet engineer and mathematician
• Yuri Shiratori,
• Yuri Vizbor, well-known Soviet bard and poet as well as a theatre and film actor
• Yuri Razuvaev, Russian chess player and trainer
• Yuri Kasahara, Japanese female opera singer
• Yuri Amano, Japanese voice actress
• Yuri Lane, beatboxer especially
• Yuri Budanov, Russian military officer convicted by a Russian court of kidnapping and murder
• Yuri Slezkine, Russian-born American historian, writer
• Yuri Galanskov, Russian poet, historian
• Yuri Averbakh, Soviet and Russian chess player and author
• Yuri Bashmet, Russian conductor, violinist, and violist
• Yuri Nikulin, well-known Soviet and Russian actor and comedian
• Yuri Kochiyama, Kochiyama attended San Pedro High School

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