 Yuri Dolgoruky | |
| Pronunciation | Belarusian: [ˈju.rɨ], Russian: [ˈjʉrʲɪj], Ukrainian pronunciation: [ˈjur⁽ʲ⁾ij] |
|---|---|
| Gender | masculine |
| Language(s) | Slavic |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Georgios |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Yuri, Youri, Yuriy, Yurij, Iurii, Iouri, Juri, Jurij |
| Variant form(s) | Georgy, Yegor |
Jury, Jurij, Iurii, Iouri, Yury, Yuri, Youri, Yurii, Yuriy or Yurij is the Slavic (Belarusian: Юры, romanized: Jury, or Bulgarian: Юрий, romanized: Jurij, or Ukrainian: Юрій, romanized: Yurii, or Russian: Юрий, romanized: Yuriy) form of the masculine given name George; it is derived directly from the Greek form Georgios and related to Polish Jerzy, Czech Jiří, and Slovak and Croatian Juraj, akin to Spanish and Portuguese Jorge, and German Jürgen, and assimilated in modern forms such as German and Italian Juri, Portuguese Iúri, Estonian Jüri, and Dutch Joeri.
The Slavic form of the name originates with Yuri Dolgoruky (c. 1099–1157), in early accounts recorded as Gyurgi, Dyurgi.
Ancient and medieval world
(Listed chronologically)
- Yuri Dolgorukiy or Yuri I Vladimirovich (c. 1099–1157).
- 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
For Brazilian footballers known by the mononym Yuri, see Yuri (disambiguation) § People.(Listed alphabetically)
- Yuri Andropov (1914–1984), Chairman of the KGB and leader of the Soviet Union
- Yuri Antonov (born 1945), Russian composer, singer, and musician
- 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 (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
- Yuriy Mushketyk (1929–2019), Ukrainian writer and journalist
- 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
- Yuriy Prylypko (1960-2022) Ukrainian politician and mayor of Hostomel. Killed by Russian soldiers during the invasion of Ukraine
- Yury Rudov (1931–2013), Soviet fencer
- Yuriy Rybchynskyi (born 1945), Ukrainian poet and playwright
- Yuri Shatunov (1973–2022), Russian singer
- 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
- Yuri Shymko (born 1940), Canadian politician
- Yuriy Trubetskoy (c. 1643–1679), Ruthenian prince
- Yuri Tsaler (born 1973), Russian musician playing on lead guitar in the band Mumiy Troll
- 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)
References
- "Los invasores rusos matan al alcalde de Gostomel". Ukrinform (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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