Sayuri (first name)
Sayuri is a feminine given name .
Origin and meaning
Sayuri is a name mostly used in Japan .
It is derived from Japanese 小 (sa) , which means small , and 百合 (yuri) for lily . So the name can be translated as little lily .
Well-known namesake
- Sayuri Anzu (* 1983), Japanese idol and model
- Sayuri Asahara (* 1985), Japanese badminton player
- Sayuri Horishita (* 1980), Japanese singer
- Sayuri Ishikawa (* 1958), Japanese singer
- Sayuri Matsumura (* 1992), Japanese idol and singer
- Sayuri Ōsuga (* 1980), Japanese speed skater
- Sayuri Shimizu (* 1989), Japanese speed skater
- Sayuri Sugawara (* 1990), Japanese singer
- Sayuri Yamaguchi (* 1966), Japanese soccer player
- Sayuri Yoshii (* 1984), Japanese speed skater
- Sayuri Yoshinaga (born 1945), Japanese actress
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Sayuri. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .