The Name Yuriy
Yuriy is a male name of Greek origin meaning “farmer”. Below are the forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Yuriy is a male name of Greek origin. Meaning: “farmer”. An Old Russian form of the name Georgiy (George; Greek γεωργός, “farmer”).
In the church calendar the name is written as Georgiy: this is the name used at baptism and in church.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Yuriy |
| Church form | Georgiy |
| Short forms | Yura, Yurka |
| Affectionate forms | Yurochka, Yurasha |
Name days (angel’s day)
| February 17 | Holy Right-Believing Grand Prince Georgiy (Yuriy) Vsevolodovich of Vladimir |
| May 6 | Great Martyr George the Victorious (“Spring St George’s Day”) |
| December 9 | “Autumn St George’s Day” (Yuriev Day) |
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
In name descriptions, Yuriy is sociable, enthusiastic and active. He loves new things, works well in a team and values friendship. He can be fickle and touchy. His strength is energy and goodwill.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Yuriy («Юрий») in the Russian 1–9 table: Ю 5 + Р 9 + И 1 + Й 2 = 17 → 8. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 8 — power and achievement. Eight is the number of business and money: organising talent, ambition, skill with resources. The weak spot is a domineering streak and measuring life by results.
Vowels give the soul number 6 (care and harmony), consonants the personality number 11 (inspiration and intuition). Inner motive: care and harmony; outer manner: inspiration and intuition. Such a gap is not bad in itself: others see one side, close people know the other.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): Р=100 + И=8 + Й=8 = 116, reduced to 8. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
Ю — striving for the ideal. Self-sacrifice for a high goal, vulnerability, love of justice.
Other letters: Р — confidence and courage; И — refinement and kindness; Й — impulsiveness.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 8 is linked with the planet Saturn.
| Planet | Saturn |
| Stones | black pearl, dark sapphire, amethyst |
| Colours | dark grey, dark blue, black |
| Favourable days | Saturday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 8 goes most easily with 2, 4 and 6, and has more friction with 1 and 8.
Goes well with: Alina, Angelina, Vasilisa, Darya, Evdokiya, Zoya, Matrena, Svetlana, Faina, Yana.
More friction with: Ekaterina, Zlata, Oksana, Serafima, Sofiya, Tamara.
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Outcome
The name Yuriy carries the meaning “farmer”. Name number 8 — power and achievement; first letter Yu — striving for the ideal. Inner wishes (care and harmony) and outer manner (inspiration and intuition) differ: a person with this name needs close people to see more than what is shown. Name days: February 17, May 6, December 9.