Youri as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Youri

What is the meaning of the name Youri ?

The baby name Youri is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced French: /juʁi/ (yoo-REE); English: /ˈjʊəri/ or /ˈjuːri/ (YOO-ree / YUR-ee); Russian: /ˈjurij/ (YOO-ree).

Youri is Slavic in Origin.

Youri is the French- and Dutch-influenced spelling of the East Slavic name Yuri (Russian Юрий), ultimately derived from Greek Georgios. It carries the meaning "farmer, earthworker," from Greek ge "earth" and ergon "work." Through Christianization and the cult of Saint George, the name took firm root across the Slavic world, with Youri used especially in Francophone contexts to render the Russian form.

Documented in Rus' from the 11th-12th centuries, it appears on rulers such as Yuri Dolgorukiy, while the 20th-century cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin made the name globally familiar (often styled "Youri Gagarine" in French). Variant forms include Yuri, Yury, Yuriy, Yurii/Iurii; Dutch Joeri; Belarusian Yury; Ukrainian Yurii; Estonian Jüri; Polish Jerzy; Slovak/Croatian Juraj; and diminutives Yura and Yurik. Youri saw late-20th-century usage in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, aided by figures like footballer Youri Djorkaeff. Not to be confused with Japanese Yūri/Yuri, which has unrelated meanings.