Yu ri (Korean name)

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Hangul 유리 McCune–Reischauer Yuri		Revised Romanization Yu-ri
Hanja 幼梨, 宥利, 俞利, 釉利, and others

Yu-ri, also spelled Yoo-ri or You-ri, is a Korean given name, in modern times used as a feminine name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 62 hanja with the reading "yu" and 26 hanja with the reading "ri" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.

Korean people with this name include:

Yuri of Goguryeo (d. 18 AD), second ruler of Goguryeo

Yuri (Korean singer) (born 1976), stage name of Cha Hyun-ok, South Korean singer

Sung Yu-ri (born 1981), South Korean actress and singer

Lee Yoo-ri (born 1982), South Korean actress and businesswoman

Jung Yuri (born 1984), South Korean singer

Kim Yoo-ri (born 1984), South Korean actress

Seo Yu-ri (born 1985), South Korean voice actress

Kim Yu-ri (1989–2011), South Korean model

Kwon You-ri (born 1989), South Korean swimmer

Kwon Yuri (born 1989), South Korean singer and actress, member of Girls' Generation

Fictional characters with this name include

Han Yoo-ri, in 2003 South Korean television series Stairway to Heaven

Lee Yu-ri, in 2009 South Korean sitcom High Kick Through the Roof

References

Yu-ri (Korean name) Wikipedia

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