Another spelling of the name is "Yurii": in Boris Pasternak's hearbreaking novel about the Russian Revolution, "Doctor Zhivago," the protagonist, a doctor and poet, bears this variation of the name, commonly going by the nicknames "Yura" and "Yurochka". Another bearer of the name is the hero of the acclaimed video game series, "Shadow Hearts," though he only uses one i.
-- Anonymous User 6/27/2005
I think this is an interesting name. My brother has a friend called Yuri. His friend Yuri tells him it's the Russian form of "John."
-- Anonymous User 3/31/2007
Very nice name, I love it! I believe there is also a Korean name Yuri, as in Yuri, the son of Jumong who founded Goguryeo.
Yuri Lowenthal is a popular voice actor for anime and manga. He's mostly known for voicing Sasuke from Naruto, but he also voices Ben Tennyson from Ben 10: Alien Force, Haseo from .hack//G.U., Alviss from MAR, Shu from Blue Dragon, and many others.
A famous bearer of the name is the incredibly cute and talented Russian singer, Yuri Shatunov. He's most commonly known as Yura, or Yuroshka to his fans.
In my opinion, a very masculine name for a boy, with this pronunciation. I'd love to name my kid Yury (because it looks more masculine), but I fear people would still think it sounded girly.
Be careful with this one -- "Yuri" is slang for often rather R-rated lesbian manga and anime (a term used primarily in the US rather than in Japan). I love the name Yuri, but personally I wouldn't use it for the above reason.