Yury, Yuri, Youri, Yurii, Yuriy, Yurij, Iurii or Iouri is the
Slavic (russian: Юрий, Yuriy, or uk, Юрій, Yuriy, or bg, Юрий, Jurij, or be, Юры, Jury) form of the masculine given name
George; it is derived directly from the Greek form
Georgios Georgios (, , ) is a Greek name derived from the word ''georgos'' (, , "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"). The word ''georgos'' (, ) is a compound of ''ge'' (, , "earth", "soil") and ''ergon'' (, , "task", "undertaking", "work").
It is one of the most ...
and related to Polish
Jerzy
Jerzy is the Polish version of the masculine given name George. The most common nickname for Jerzy is Jurek (), which may also be used as an official first name. Occasionally the nickname Jerzyk may be used, which means "swift" in Polish.
People
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, Czech
Jiří Jiří (; ''YI-RZHEE''), the Czech is a masculine given name, equivalent to English George, may refer to:
Given name
B
*Jiří Antonín Benda
*Jiří Baborovský
* Jiří Barta
* Jiří Bartoška
*Jiří Bicek
*Jiří Bobok
* Jiří Bubla
* Ji ...
, and Slovak and Croatian
Juraj Juraj is a given name used in a number of Slavic languages, including Czech, Slovak, and Croatian. Pronounced "You-rye" but with a trilled r.
The English equivalent of the name is George.
Notable people
* Juraj Chmiel, Czech diplomat and politi ...
, akin to Spanish and Portuguese
Jorge, and German
Jürgen
Jürgen or Jurgen is a popular masculine given name in Germany, Estonia, Belgium and the Netherlands. It is cognate with George (given name), George. Notable people named Jürgen include:
A
*Jürgen Ahrend (born 1930), German organ builder
*J ...
, and assimilated in modern forms such as German and Italian
Juri Juri, JURI or Jüri may refer to:
Law
* Dative singular case of Latin Jus
*Committee on Legal Affairs, committee of the European Parliament, known as JURI
Places
*Juri Upazila, subdistrict (''upazila'') in Maulvibazar District, Sylhet Division, ...
, Portuguese
Iury, and Dutch
Joeri Joeri () is a Dutch transliteration of the Slavic masculine given name Yury (George) and as such a given name in Belgium and the Netherlands since the early 1960s. .
The Slavic form of the name originates with
Yuri Dolgoruky,
Grand Prince of Kiev
The Grand Prince of Kiev (sometimes grand duke) was the title of the ruler of Kiev and the ruler of Kievan Rus' from the 10th to 13th centuries. In the 13th century, Kiev became an appanage principality first of the grand prince of Vladimir a ...
(c. 1099–1157), in early accounts recorded as ''Gyurgi, Dyurgi''.
Yaroslav the Wise, great-grandfather of Yuriy Dolgorukiy, was the first Ruthenian ruler whose patron saint was Saint George. The saint is now depicted on the
coat of arms of Moscow.
Ancient and medieval world
(Listed chronologically)
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Yuri Dolgorukiy or Yuri I Vladimirovich (c. 1099–1157), Grand Prince of Kiev
*
Yuri II of Vladimir (1189–1238), Grand Prince of Vladimir
*
Yuriy Drohobych (1450–1494), Ruthenian philosopher, astrologist, writer, and doctor
*
Yury Ivanovich (1480–1536), a son of Ivan the Great
Modern world
(Listed alphabetically)
*
Yuri Andropov (1914–1984), Chairman of the KGB and leader of the Soviet Union
*
Yuri Berchiche (born 1990), Spanish footballer
*
Yuri Bezmenov (1939–1993), Soviet journalist and eventual anti-communist who defected to Canada
*
Yuri Gagarin (1934–1968), Soviet cosmonaut and the first human in space
*
Yury Gelman (born 1955), Ukrainian-born American Olympic fencing coach
*
Yurii Kerpatenko (1976–2022), Ukrainian conductor
* Yuri Irsenovich Kim, birth name of
Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong-il (; ; ; born Yuri Irsenovich Kim;, 16 February 1941 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011. He led North Korea from the 1994 death of his father Kim ...
(1941 or 1942–2011), Supreme Leader of North Korea
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Yuri Korolev (ice hockey) (born 1934), Soviet/Russian ice hockey administrator
*
Yuri Korolyov, (born 1962) Russian gymnast
*
Yuriy Kozhanov
Yuriy Kozhanov (born January 5, 1990) is a Kazakh professional basketball player, currently with Legion Alma-Ata of the Kazakhstan Basketball Championship.
He represented Kazakhstan's national basketball team at the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge in ...
(born 1990), Kazakh basketball player
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Yuri Lowenthal (born 1971), American actor, producer and screenwriter best known for his voice-over work
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Yury Luzhkov (1936–2019), Russian politician
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Yuri Lyapkin (born 1945), Russian ice hockey player
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Yuri Nikulin (1921–1997), Soviet/Russian actor and clown
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Yuri Oganessian (born 1933), Russian nuclear physicist for whom
Element 118 was named
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Yury Prilukov (born 1984), Russian swimmer
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Yuriy Prylypko
Yuriy Illich Prylypko ( uk, Юрій Ілліч Прилипко, 11 August 1960 – 7 March 2022) was a Ukrainian politician who served as the mayor of Hostomel during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. He was killed by Russian soldiers on ...
(1960-2022) Ukrainian politician and mayor of
Hostomel. Killed by Russian soldiers during the invasion of Ukraine
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Yury Rudov (1931–2013), Soviet fencer
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Yuri Shchekochikhin
Yuri Petrovich Shchekochikhin ( rus, Ю́рий Петро́вич Щекочи́хин, p=ˈjʉrʲɪj pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ ɕːɪkɐˈtɕixʲɪn; 9 June 1950 – 3 July 2003) was a Soviet and later Russian investigative journalist, writer, and libe ...
(1950–2003), Russian investigative journalist, writer and liberal politician
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Yuri Schwebler (1942–1990), Yugoslavia-born American conceptual artist and sculptor
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Yuri Shevchuk (born 1957), Soviet/Russian rock musician, singer and songwriter
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Yuriy Trubetskoy
Prince Yuriy Trubetskoy (c. 1643, Kingdom of Poland - 12 July 1679) was a Ruthenian boyar from the Trubetsky family. Other spellings of his name include Jurij Trubetsky, Jerzy Trubecki, Jerzego Trubeckiego, Jerzy Wigant Trubecki, Jurij Trubiac ...
(c. 1643–1679), Ruthenian prince
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Yury Usachov (born 1957), Russian retired cosmonaut
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Yuri Vizbor (1934–1984), Soviet bard, poet and actor
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Yuri Zhirkov (born 1983), Russian footballer
See also
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Igor (given name)
Igor ( be, Ігар, Ihar ; russian: Игорь, Igor' ; sr-Cyrl, Игор ; uk, Ігор, Ihor ; ) is a common East Slavic given name derived from the Norse name Ingvar, that was brought to ancient Rus' by the Norse Varangians, in the form ...
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