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Юра
“farmer”
Юра (Júra) is a masculine given name. It is used in Russian and Ukrainian.
Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Júra.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Юра goes back to Old East Slavic Гюрги, meaning “farmer.”
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Where it comes from
Юра comes from Old East Slavic, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
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How it developed
From Old East Slavic Гюрги, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος.
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Юра’s family of names
In Russian usage, Юра has a diminutive in Ю́рик. In Ukrainian usage, Юра has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Jorge. In Ukrainian usage, Юра has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Jiří.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Юра has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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