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Yuri

//ˈjʊɹi// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A transliteration of the Russian male given name Ю́рий (Júrij), equivalent to George.

    "Khrushchev’s answer came 60 years ago, on April 12, 1961, when Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin circled the Earth aboard a spacecraft called Vostok 1."

  2. 2
    A female given name from Japanese.
Noun
  1. 1
    A narrative or visual work featuring a romantic or sexual relationship between women. Japanese, especially, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Russian Ю́рий (Júrij, “George”). Doublet of George.

Etymology 2

* From Japanese ゆり (Yuri). * From Japanese ゆうり (Yūri). "Yuri" is a transliteration of several source forms, such as 由里, 由理, 由梨, 由利, 祐里, 友里, 友理, 悠里.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Japanese 百合(ゆり) (yuri, “lily”), by analogy to 薔薇(バラ) (bara, “rose”), indicating love. See Yuri (genre) § “Terminology and etymology” at Wikipedia.

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