♂♀ Name Yuri

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Yuri is a ♀ girl name and a ♂ boy name. That makes Yuri one of the gender-neutral unisex names.

Where does the name Yuri come from?

Yuri is a Slavic form of the Greek name George. In East Asia (Japan and Korea), Yuri is predominantly a feminine name.

What does the name Yuri mean?

The boy’s name Yuri means “farmer” or “earthworker” (from George) and the girl’s name Yuri means “lily” (from Japanese “yuri/百合”) or “glass” (from Korean “yuri/유리”).

Other variants and nicknames

Other variants of the male name Yuri are George in English, Georges in French, Jorge in Spanish and Portuguese, Georgio in Italian, Djordje in Serbian, or Jerzy in Polish. Similar masculine first names include Yurai, Yuriel, Yuro, and Yury.

Nicknames for Yuri

Unisex nicknames are Yu, Yui, and Yuyu.

Anime characters with the name Yuri

• Princess Yuri from the anime “Sakura-Hime” (Princess Sakura)
• Yūri Katsuki from the anime “Yuri On Ice”
• Yuri from the anime “Mermaid Melody“
• Yuri “Yurippe” Nakamura from the anime “A”
• Yuri Lowell from the anime “Tales of Vesperia”
• Yuri Plisetsky from the anime “Yuri on Ice”
• Yuri Tanima from the anime “Wedding Peach”
• Yuri Tsukikage from the anime “Cure Moonlight HeartCatch PreCure!”
• Yuri Uehara from the anime “Good Morning Call”

Pronunciation of Yuri

Famous people with this name

• The singer Kwon Yuri (born 1989) from the K-pop band "Girls’ Generation" is also an actress and songwriter. The band is considered Korea's "Nation’s Girlband" and is a role model for many younger girl bands.
• Yuri Sung (born 1981) is a Korean actress and mother of twins. Since 2017, she has been married to pro golfer Ahn Sung Hyun (born 1981). She has appeared in more than ten TV shows and movies.
• The American physicist Yuri Kovchegov (born 1973) is known for calculating the production of gluons in 1998.
• Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin (1934 - 1968) was a cosmonaut and the first person in space in 1961.

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Author: Jelka Batteiger

Last updated: 3/18/2026