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Russian and Ukrainian form of George. Although often associated with the Russian name, Yuri is also a Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, and Korean name as well. In Hebrew, Yuri or Uri means "the light of God". In Japanese, depending on the characters used to spell the name, it could also mean "abundant ideals".
Pronounced: YOO-ree

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Yuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut, the first man to travel to space.
Yuri Andropov, Soviet politician and General Secretary of the CPSU.
Yuri Ruley, American drummer, playing in the punk band MxPx.

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Yuri Zhivago, character in the book and movie "Doctor Zhivago."