Yury
Gender
masculine
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Meaning & Etymology
Yury is an alternate transcription of the Russian name Юрий (Yuriy) or the Belarusian name Юрый (Yury). It is a Slavic form of the masculine given name George, derived directly from the Greek form Georgios. The name is related to other Slavic forms such as Polish Jerzy, Czech Jiří, and Slovak and Croatian Juraj, as well as non-Slavic forms like Spanish and Portuguese Jorge, German Jürgen, and modern forms such as German and Italian Juri, Portuguese Iúri, Estonian Jüri, and Dutch Joeri.
Etymology
Original Form:
Georgios (Greek)
Evolution:
The name evolved through various Slavic languages, including Russian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, and Ukrainian, each with its own transcription and pronunciation.
Source:
The Slavic form of the name originates with Yuri Dolgoruky (c. 1099–1157), in early accounts recorded as Gyurgi, Dyurgi.