Yuri
/Y-UH-R-IH/
Lily — Yuri (百合) names a girl after the lily flower, beloved across Japanese summer gardens. A traditional Japanese female name common across multiple generations.
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Yes — Yuri is a Shinto girl name of Japanese origin, meaning “Lily — Yuri (百合) names a girl after the lily flower, beloved across Japanese summer gardens. A traditional Japanese female name common across multiple generations.”. It also appears in Buddhist tradition.
How well does Yuri fit your family?
This page tells you what Yuri means. The app tells you whether it's right for your baby — scored against the names already in your family, your heritage, and your baby's exact birth star.
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Meaning & origin
Yuri is a girl's name of Japanese origin, traditionally used in Shinto families. The name means "Lily — Yuri (百合) names a girl after the lily flower, beloved across Japanese summer gardens. A traditional Japanese female name common across multiple generations." and belongs to the Nature cluster — names drawn from the natural world — earth, water, sky.
Beyond its Shinto heritage, Yuri is also used in Buddhist traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.
Common among Japanese, American families, Yuri carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
What's Yuri's birth star?
In Vedic tradition, a baby's name is matched to their nakshatra (birth star) and rashi (moon sign) — usually through its first syllable. Yuri opens with “Yu.” But whether that's auspicious depends on your baby's exact date, time, and place of birth.
NameRoot works it out for you. Enter your baby's birth details and see exactly which nakshatra and rashi Yuri aligns with — and how strongly it scores.
See Yuri's birth-star reading →What does Yuri's numerology say?
Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Yuri resonates in either tradition.
Yuri's destiny number is 1 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Yuri's full reading →
Does Yuri go with your family's names?
Yuri breaks into 4 sounds: /Y-UH-R-IH/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Yuri sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Yuri beside your family's names →
Names similar to Yuri
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Common questions about Yuri
What does the name Yuri mean?
Yuri means "Lily — Yuri (百合) names a girl after the lily flower, beloved across Japanese summer gardens. A traditional Japanese female name common across multiple generations.." It is a girl name of Japanese origin, traditionally used in Shinto families.
Is Yuri a boy or girl name?
Yuri is most commonly used as a girl name.
What is the origin of the name Yuri?
Yuri is of Japanese origin, used in Shinto, Buddhist traditions, commonly among Japanese, American families.
Is Yuri a Shinto name?
Yes. Yuri is a girl name traditionally used in Shinto families, of Japanese origin. It also appears in Buddhist tradition.
What does Yuri mean in Japanese?
Yuri originates from Japanese, where it means "Lily — Yuri (百合) names a girl after the lily flower, beloved across Japanese summer gardens. A traditional Japanese female name common across multiple generations.."
What is the numerology of Yuri?
Yuri has a Pythagorean destiny number of 1 — leadership and pioneering spirit.
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