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| Gender | male (Slavic) or female (Asian and Spanish) |
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| Variant form(s) | Yuri, Yury, Yuriy, Yurij or Juri |
Yuri is a common given name in several languages, with alternately masculine and feminine denotations depending on the specific culture.
Yuri, Yury, Yuriy, Yurij or Juri are all transliterated variant forms of the common male given name Russian: ???? or Ukrainian: ???? — the equivalent of the English name 'George'.
In Japan Yuri( error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help)) is a traditional female name meaning 'lily'. In Korea, Yuri (Hangul: ??) is also a female name, and its meaning varies according to its Chinese characters. It is also a fairly commonplace feminine given name in some Spanish-speaking countries.
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