Yuriko “Yuri” Watanabe is a character in Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man series. Yuri is the captain of the NYPD, and occasionally works with Spider-Man. She eventually becomes known as the rogue vigilante Wraith.
I love this name it's unique and I think it's the best name for your child or a preferred name or even if you're planning on legally changing your name it's a great choice of name in my opinion!
Yuri Tsukikage is a main character from the 2010 Anime series "Heartcatch Pretty Cure". Her alter ego is Cure Moonlight, and she is the mature one of the group.
Yuri Brand is one of the characters players must save in the video game Balan Wonderworld. Yuri is a shy and socially awkward girl with an extreme fascination with bugs, with her passion not being understood by her classmates. Her level takes place in a lush forest littered with classroom supplies and bug inhabitants.
Yuri is also used as a masculine name in Japanese. However, it's more common for females. So, I think that the "Gender" of this name should be changed from "Feminine" to "Feminine & Masculine". Some evidence for this is that Yuri is also used as a name element in unisex and masculine Japanese names, such as Yurio, Yurito, Yurihiko, etc. A known fictional Japanese male bearer of this name is Yuri Katsuki (aka Yuuri), A character in the popular series, "Yuri on Ice".Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_(Japanese_name) (I think) https://forebears.io/forenames/yuri (I think) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_on_Ice
I actually searched this name up because of ddlc and was very surprised about the fact it means lily. Very nice, though not so happy about it being slang.
It does have an interesting sound to it, but in the Western world, it means a lesbian relationship between two fictional characters. So that's why I think it's best left used as the name in Japan. And in Japan only.
I really like this name. The R/L/D sound on the "-ri" part sounds cool. It's a little funny how this name seems to be almost as popular as "Lily". It does sort of make me think of a scenario where a Lily goes to Japan and is called Yuri, but that doesn't make much sense, huh...
Yuri Kochiyama was an American activist. Influenced by her Japanese American family's internment and her association with Malcolm X, she advocated for many causes, including Black separatism, the anti-war movement, Maoist revolution, reparations for Japanese-American internees, and the rights of people imprisoned by the U.S. government for violent offenses whom she considered to be "political prisoners". On May 19, 2016, she was featured on the U.S. Google Doodle, sparking controversy over her past statements expressing admiration for figures such as Osama bin Laden.
Yuri Kawamura is a Japanese women's international footballer who plays as a defender. She is a member of the Japan women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 2013 Algarve Cup. On club level she played for JEF United Ichihara Chiba in Japan.
Yuri Chinen, is a Japanese idol, actor, dancer, voice actor, and singer as well as member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates.
Yuri Komuro is a Japanese actress, author and former AV idol. She was one of the top actresses in the AV field during the late 1990s and in her dominant period from 1996 to 1999 was called "The AV Queen".
Yuri Ebihara in Miyazaki Prefecture is a Japanese model and actress. She is a graduate of Kyushu Sangyo University, where she studied fine arts. Her first big break came as a model for CanCam, with whom she had an exclusive contract. She has since appeared in several TV dramas, including Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano Hitoshi.
I don't like this as a name because of it being a Japanese jargon term to refer to lesbian relationship pairings. I'd be embarassed if this was my name.
― Anonymous User 8/10/2014
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Oh my god, man I feel your pain Yuri, my name is also Yuri and I despise it when people try to say such ignorant things about the name like "urine". I mean really how does the name remotely relate to that? And also "Uranus" now truly I don't understand that one. But personally I love my name and if I could pick my name before I've been born I'd keep it Yuri. But personally I like this name because it's just weird and I like weird.
Well, MY name is Yuri, and when I read the first comment I was really embarrassed because I never heard that before. I have no Japanese accent, but I still love my name for its uniqueness and sound. Many people comment on my name, however, a few ignorant individuals like to intentionally relate it to "urine".
I have loved this name ever since I heard it. When I first heard it it was being used for a Japanese baby girl I fell in love with it and went online straight away and looked up the meaning which is Lily which has a very personal meaning to me.
Other meanings for the name come up when one uses different kanji. Check comments on "Yumi" or "Yuki" for kanji for "yu" and "ri" is most commonly "village" or "science", but there are a couple others if you check the comments on "Sayuri".In my years in Japan, I met lots of Yuris (mostly schoolgirls) and never heard it as a negative reference.
In response to the other user's comment concerning the lesbian connections to the name: Yuri is actually a fairly common girl's name in Japan, as are most flower names. Not only that, but Yuri, along with Yaoi, are terms used more often in America than in Japan -- it is the wont of people there to use "Shonen-ai" and "Shoujo-ai" instead.
― Anonymous User 6/27/2005
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Actually, they don't really use the term "shōujo-ai" (or "shōnen-ai") in Japan because they tend to denote pedophilia. Girls Love (gāruzu rabu) is the correct term when talking about anime/manga lesbian action.ANYWHO, I do like this name. It's a very pretty and soft sounding name, even if it always reminds me of curry. X3
I would like to add that, although girl on girl action may also be called "shoujo-ai," shoujo-ai is differnet from Yuri in that shoujo-ai now refers more to fluff.