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Yuri¹
- /ˈjʊɹi/
Where it comes from
From Russian Ю́рий (Júrij, “George”). Doublet of George.
proper noun Iurii · Yurii · Yuriy · Yury
- 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.
Yuri²
- /ˈjʊɹi/
Where it comes from
* 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.
proper noun Yuuri · Yuhri · Yūri
- A female given name from Japanese.
yuri³
- /ˈjʊɹi/
Rhymes with -ʊəɹi
Where it comes from
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.
noun
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A narrative or visual work featuring a romantic or sexual relationship between women.
On Tuesday, he wrote on social media that “if AI can solve all maths problems, I’ll go home and write my yuri novel”.
Similar: girls' love, GL
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: luis, aisha, yuli, uri, yuriy, yury, yurii, iurii, yuryi, iuryi, kyrylo, dmitriy, ilya, kiryl, georgy, hryhorii
Translations
Talk about this word "yuri." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yuri. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. yuri. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yuri "yuri." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yuri.Cite this
@misc{yuri_2026,
title = {yuri},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yuri},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
