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 ...

, 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 politicia ...

, 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 Iury is a Brazilian masculine first name. It is a variation of Iurii. It is also a variation of the Spanish and Portuguese name Jorge. People with this name * Iury (footballer, born 1995), Brazilian footballer * Iury (footballer, born 1998), foo ...

, 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) * 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 * 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 * Yuri Lowenthal (born 1971), American actor, producer and screenwriter best known for his voice-over work * Yury Luzhkov (1936–2019), Russian politician * Yuri Lyapkin (born 1945), Russian ice hockey player *

Yuri Nikulin Yuri Vladimirovich Nikulin (russian: Юрий Владимирович Никулин; 18 December 1921 – 21 August 1997) was a Soviet and Russian actor and clown who starred in many popular films. He is best known for his roles in Leonid ...

(1921–1997), Soviet/Russian actor and clown * Yuri Oganessian (born 1933), Russian nuclear physicist for whom Element 118 was named *

Yury Prilukov Yury Aleksandrovich Prilukov (russian: Юрий Александрович Прилуков; born 14 June 1984) is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who specializes in long distance swimming. Prilukov was born in Sverdlovsk. He is a five-time ...

(born 1984), Russian swimmer *

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 *

Yury Rudov Yury Rudov (russian: Юрий Васильевич Рудов, 17 January 1931 – 26 March 2013) was a Soviet fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici e ...

(1931–2013), Soviet fencer *

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 *

Yuri Schwebler Yuri "George" Schwebler (1942–1990), was a Yugoslavia-born American conceptual artist and sculptor. He was active in the arts in the 1970s in Washington, D.C. and most notably in February 1974, he transformed the Washington Monument into a sund ...

(1942–1990), Yugoslavia-born American conceptual artist and sculptor *

Yuri Shevchuk Yuri Yulianovich Shevchuk (russian: Юрий Юлианович Шевчук; born 16 May 1957) is a Soviet and Russian rock musician and singer/songwriter who leads the rock band DDT, which he founded with Vladimir Sigachyov in 1980. He is best ...

(born 1957), Soviet/Russian rock musician, singer and songwriter *

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 * Yury Usachov (born 1957), Russian retired cosmonaut * Yuri Vizbor (1934–1984), Soviet bard, poet and actor * Yuri Zhirkov (born 1983), Russian footballer

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