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Yuri (Japanese name)

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Yuri
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Related names

Yuri (ゆり, ユリ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Although it sounds similar, it is completely unrelated to the Slavic name Yuri.

Possible writings

Yuri can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

  • 由里, "reason, village"
  • 由理, "reason, logic"
  • 由利, "reason, profit"
  • 由梨, "reason, pear"
  • 祐里, "to help, village"
  • 友里, "friend, village"
  • 友理, "friend, logic"
  • 有里, "exist, village"
  • 有莉, "exist, white jasmine/pear"
  • 百合, "lily"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People

Fictional characters

  • Yuri (ユリ), a character in the light novel series Dirty Pair
  • Yuri (ユリ), a character in the visual novel Doki Doki Literature Club!
  • Yuri Ashida (有莉), a character in the anime series Aikatsu Stars!
  • Yuri Sakazaki (ユリ), a character in the video game series Art of Fighting
  • Yuri Tanima (ゆり), a character in the manga series Wedding Peach
  • Yuri Tsukikage (ゆり), a character from the anime HeartCatch Pretty Cure!
  • Yuri Suzuki (夕梨), a character in the manga series Red River
  • Yuri Tamura (ゆり), a character in the manga Watamote. She is the friend and love interest of the protagonist, Tomoko

Yūri

Yūri
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameJapanese
MeaningDifferent meanings depending on the kanji used

Yūri or Yuuri (ゆうり, ユウリ) is a separate unisex Japanese given name, though it may be romanized the same way.

Possible writings

  • 悠里, "permanence, village"
  • 裕理, "abundant, logic"
  • 優理, "excellent, logic"
  • 侑李, "urge to eat, plum"
  • 勇利, "courage, profit"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People

Fictional characters

See also