Yury
Yury, Yuri, Youri, Yurii, Yuriy, Yurij, Iurii or Iouri is the Slavic (Ukrainian: Юрій, romanized: Jurij, or Russian: Юрий, romanized: Jurij, or Bulgarian: Юрий, romanized: Jurij, or Belarusian: Юры, romanized: Jury) form of the masculine given name George; it is derived directly from the Greek form Georgios and related to Polish Jerzy, Czech Jiří, and Croatian Juraj, akin to Spanish and Portuguese Jorge, and German Jürgen, and assimilated in modern forms such as German and Italian Juri, Portuguese Iury, and Dutch Joeri.
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| Pronunciation | Russian: [ˈjʉrʲɪj], Ukrainian pronunciation: [ˈjur⁽ʲ⁾ij] |
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| Gender | masculine |
| Language(s) | Slavic |
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| Word/name | Georgios |
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| Alternative spelling | Yuri, Youri, Yuriy, Yurij, Iurii, Iouri, Juri |
| Variant form(s) | Georgy, Yegor |
The Slavic form of the name originates with Yuri Dolgoruky, Grand Prince of Kiev (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
- Yuri Irsenovich Kim, birth name of Kim Jong-il (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 (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 (1921–1997), Soviet/Russian actor and clown
- Yuri Oganessian (born 1933), Russian nuclear physicist for whom Element 118 was named
- Yury Prilukov (born 1984), Russian swimmer
- Yury Rudov (1931–2013), Soviet fencer
- Yuri Shchekochikhin (1950–2003), Russian investigative journalist, writer and liberal politician
- Yuri Schwebler (1942–1990), Yugoslavia-born American conceptual artist and sculptor
- Yuri Shevchuk (born 1957), Soviet/Russian rock musician, singer and songwriter
- Yuriy Trubetskoy (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
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Yury
- All pages with titles beginning with Yuri
- Igor (given name)