name
Yuri
YOO-ree
ˈjuːrɪListen
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Syllable breakdown
Yuri
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Komi (Russia)
- Meaning
- a masculine name used among the Komi people of the Komi Republic in northwestern Russia, derived from the Greek Georgios through Russian; among the Komi, who speak a Uralic language related to Finnish and Estonian, Russian Orthodox names became widespread after Christianisation and blended with indigenous naming traditions; Yuri is borne by Komi men and carries associations with the agricultural spring cycle and the forest spirits revered in pre-Christian Komi cosmology
- Gender
- male
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