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Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1771. From Russian Ю́рий (Júrij).
Proper noun
Jurijs m
- A transliteration of the Russian male given name Ю́рий (Júrij), equivalent to George.
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- Population Register of Latvia: Jurijs was the only given name of 14 315 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.