Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1771. From Russian Ю́рий (Júrij, “George”).
Proper noun
Jurijs m
- A transliteration of the Russian male given name Юрий (Jurij).
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.