Yuri 2219776 221336011 2008-06-24T02:10:22Z Lando242 396426 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 221305570 by [[Special:Contributions/99.238.16.106|99.238.16.106]] ([[User talk:99.238.16.106|talk]]) {{TOCright}} '''Yuri''' is a given name in several languages: *'''Yuri''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Юрий, alternatively spelled "Yury", "Yuriy", "Yurii" or "Iouri") is a Russian masculine given name. There are several hypothesized etymologies for it, including that it comes from the Christian name [[George]] via the Germanic Jorgen (pron. ''YOR-ghen''), that it is descended from the [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] name [[Yarilo]] or that it is linked to the biblical [[Uriah]] or Uriyahu. *'''Yuri''' ({{lang-ja|ゆり, ユリ}}) is a Japanese feminine given name that can mean [[lily]] and has many different meanings depending on the kanji used. *'''Yuri''' ({{lang-ko|유리}}) is a Korean feminine given name. '''Yuri''' may also refer to: ==Geography== * [[Yuri (island)]], one of the [[Kuril islands]] claimed by [[Russia]]. ==People== * Grand Prince [[Yuri Dolgoruki]] of Kiev. * King [[Yuri of Goguryeo]]. * King [[Yuri of Silla]]. * [[Masuda Yūri]], the vocalist for Japanese music group [[M.o.v.e]]. * [[Sung Yu-Ri]], a Korean singer/actress known mainly for her role as a member in Fin.K.L. * [[Yuri Andropov]], Soviet Politician and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. * [[Yuri Ebihara]], Japanese model and actress. * [[Yuri Gagarin]], the first human in space. * [[Yuri Izrael]], Russian scientist and vice-chairman of the [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]]. * [[Yuri (Korean singer)]] (Cha Hyun-ok), a K-pop singer who was part of the group Cool and is now in Girl Friends. * [[Yuri Landman]], experimental [[luthier]], comic book artist and musician. * [[Yuri Lowenthal]], American actor/voice actor, know best for [[Sasuke Uchiha]]. * [[Yuri Luzhkov]], [[Mayor of Moscow]] since [[1992]]. * [[Yuri Marqedi]], Lebanese singer. * [[Yuri (Mexican singer)]], a Mexican singer. * [[Yuri Feodorovich Orlov|Yuri Orlov]], Soviet physicists and human rights activist. * [[Yuri Ruley]], drummer for pop-punk band MxPx. * [[Yury Zakharevitch]], Olympic weightlifter for the Soviet Union. == Fiction == * Yuri, a fictional humanoid soviet character in the CMSEC's mission, ''Red Storm Rising''. * Yuri, a fictional Russian friend of Mike Motley in the classic comic strip ''[[Motley's Crew]]''. * Yuri, a protagonist in the ''[[Dirty Pair]]'' series of anime and manga. * [[Yuri (Command & Conquer)]], one of the main antagonists in ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2]]'' and its expansion, ''[[Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge|Yuri's Revenge]]''. * Yuri Orlov, the main character in the movie ''[[Lord of War]]''. * [[Yuri Sakazaki]], a character in the ''[[Art of Fighting]]'' and ''[[King of Fighters]]'' video game series. * [[Exofleet#Yuri Stavrogan|Yuri Stavrogan]], an E-frame pilot from animated television series ''Exosquad''. * Yūri Shibuya, the main character and 'Demon King' in the [[light novel]] series ''[[Kyo Kara Maoh!]]''. * Yuri Volte Hyuga, the main character from the ''[[Shadow Hearts]]'' video game series. * Yuri Zhivago, the lead character in the book and movie ''[[Doctor Zhivago (novel)|Doctor Zhivago]]''. ==Miscellaneous== * [[Yuri (Colombia)]] an [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|amerindian people]] of Colombia. * [[Yuri language (Papua New Guinea)]], a language isolate spoken in [[Papua New Guinea]]. * [[Yuri language]] [[South America]], an [[amerindian languages|amerindian language]] of [[Colombia]] and [[Brazil]]. * [[Broadcasting Satellite|Yuri]], the first dedicated Japanese [[Broadcasting Satellite]] and start of the BS-series. * [[Yuri (term)]], a Japanese loanword referring to lesbian content in anime and manga. {{disambig}} [[Category:Japanese given names]] [[de:Yuri]] [[es:Yuri]] [[fr:Yuri (homonymie)]] [[ko:유리 (동음이의)]] [[nl:Yuri]] [[ja:ゆり]] [[sk:Yuri]] [[th:ยูริ]] [[zh:尤里]]