Jure as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jure

What is the meaning of the name Jure ?

The baby name Jure is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈju.re/ (YOO-reh).

Jure is in Origin.

Jure is a South Slavic masculine given name, especially common in Slovenia and coastal Croatia, pronounced YOO-reh. It stems from the Slavic forms of George - primarily Slovene Jurij and Croatian Juraj - and ultimately from Greek Georgios, meaning ‘farmer’ or ‘earth-worker’ (ge ‘earth’ + ergon ‘work’). In many communities Jure functions both as an independent name and as a familiar form of Jurij/Juraj.

The name’s popularity reflects the long-standing veneration of Saint George (Sveti Jurij/Sv. Juraj). Traditional spring festivals and name days on 23 April (or 6 May in the Eastern calendar) helped keep Jure in steady use across Slovenia, Dalmatia, and Croat communities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Regional and cognate variants include Juraj, Jurij, Jura, Juro, Đuro/Đura; and, across languages, George, Georg, Giorgio, Jorge, Jerzy (diminutive Jurek), Gheorghe, Jordi, Jürgen, and Yury/Yuri. Meaning-wise, Jure carries rustic, down-to-earth associations of cultivation and industry.