Yury

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Yury means "farmer" or "earth worker". The name George also means "farmer" or "earth-worker", but it has also been interpreted as "warrior" or "defender".
Scripts(How to write)
Юрий (in Russian)
Юрий(Russian)
Юрый(Belarusian)
Pronunciation
YOO-ree (in English), YU-ree (in Russian)
YOO-ryee(Russian)
Popularity
Yury is a relatively uncommon name outside of Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine.

cartoon of the name Yury
Cartoon of Yury

Yury Name meanings & History

Yury is a Russian variant of the name George, which comes from the Greek name Georgios. Yury means "farmer" or "earth worker". The name George also means "farmer" or "earth-worker", but it has also been interpreted as "warrior" or "defender". Alternate transcription of Russian Юрий or Belarusian Юрый (see Yuriy). Yury is primarily used as a first name for boys. It can be combined with a patronymic (middle) name and a family (last) name to create a fully-formed Russian name.

Zodiac Sign of Yury: Yin/Yang Capricorn

Synonyms of Yury:

Y: Youth-giving,Yin/Yang,Yen/money

U: Undermining,Unity,Understanding,Utopia,Universality

R: Restless,Reason,Resourceful,Rational

Yury is:

  • a Comedic name
  • a Delicate name
  • a Devious name
  • a Formal name
  • a Urban name

Famous People

Some famous people with the name Yury include Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who was the first human to journey into outer space; Russian mathematician Yuri Matiyasevich, who proved Hilbert's tenth problem (a significant achievement in number theory); and Belarusian ice hockey player Yuri Krivokhizha, who won Olympic gold medals with the Soviet Union in 1976 and 1984.

Related Names to Yury

Other variants of the name George include Georgios (Greek), Giorgio (Italian), Jorge (Spanish and Portuguese), and Joris (Dutch).