Jurij

Jurij ( IPA: 'i̯uʀʲii̯ ) is a male given name. It is the Sorbian and Slovenian form of the name Georg and, in addition to Juri, also a possible transliteration of the East Slavic name forms Юрій or Юрий.

For more information on the name, see the main article Georg .

variants

• Jerzi ( Kashubian )
• Jerzy ( Polish )
• Jiří ( Czech )
• Juraj ( Slovak )
• Jurij ( Sorbian )
• Jurijus , Lithuanian

Name bearer

• Jurij Brězan (1916–2006), Sorbian writer
• Jurij Chěžka (1917–1944), Sorbian poet
• Jurij Čornak (1934–2015), Sorbian miller, engineering economist , entrepreneur and politician
• Jurij Dalmatin (~ 1547–1589), Slovenian Protestant priest, author and translator of the Bible into Slovenian
• Jurij Grós (1931–2019), Sorbian functionary and politician, chairman of Domowina
• Jurij Knebel (1934–2020), Sorbian prehistoric
• Jurij Koch (* 1936), Sorbian writer
• Jurij Kramer (* 1940), German actor, screenwriter and director
• Jurij Gustav Kubaš (1845–1924), Sorbian pastor, editor and publicist
• Jurij Łusčanski (1839–1905), Sorbian Catholic dignitary, including titular bishop of Samos
• Jurij Mihevec (1805–1882), Slovenian composer
• Jurij Pilk (1858–1926), Sorbian historian, local researcher, musician and composer
• Jurij Rak (1740–1799), Sorbian lawyer, poet and composer
• Jurij Striedter (1926–2016), Russian-German Slavist and comparativeist
• Jurij Tepeš (* 1989), Slovenian ski jumper
• Jurij A. Treguboff (1913–2000), Russian-German writer
• Jurij Vega (1754–1802), Slovenian mathematician
• Jurij Winar (1909–1991), Sorbian composer
• Jurij Wjela (1892–1969), Sorbian writer and conductor

Web links

Wiktionary: Jurij  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

 Frequency, regional distribution, and age cohort distribution of the name Jurij in Slovenia