Jurijs

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1771. From Russian Ю́рий (Júrij).

Proper noun

Jurijs m

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

Related terms

• Juris

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Jurijs was the only given name of 14 315 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.