Name: Uri
Gender: Male
Usage: Uri, of hebrew origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Uri are in general originating from Israel, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Uri is: My flame, My light.
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Numerology of the first name Uri: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 3. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: expressive, imaginative, sociable, jovial, positive, optimistic, artistic.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Creative, Light-Hearted
Ruling planet: Jupiter
Colors: Purple, Lilac, Mauve
Gemstones: Amethyst
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The name Uri is ranked on the 5,261st position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 57300 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Uri has three characters. It means that it is relatively short-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Uri for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Uri (Hebrew: אורי; pronounced [ˈʔuʁi]) is a given name for males. People named Uri include:
- Uri Adelman, Israeli writer
- Uri Amit, 3rd Mayor of Ramat Gan
- Uri Avnery, Israeli activist
- Uri Bergman, Israeli Paralympic swimming champion
- Urie Bronfenbrenner, American psychologist
- Uri Caine, American jazz pianist
- Uri Dadush, French economist, World Bank director
- Uri Davis, Israeli/Palestinian academic and activist
- Uri Geller, Israeli magician and psychic
- Uri Nissan Gnessin, Russian Hebrew-language writer
- Uri Gordon, Israeli activist and author
- Uri Lupolianski, Israeli mayor of Jerusalem
- Uri Malmilian, Israeli football player
- Uri Rosell, Spanish football player
- Uri Rosenthal, Dutch foreign minister
- Uri Orlev, Israeli author
- Uri Savir, Israeli diplomat
- Uri Shulevitz, American author and illustrator
- Uri Tzaig, Israeli multimedia artist
- Uri Zohar (born 1935), Israeli film director and actor
Jewish: from a Hebrew word meaning ‘light’ (cf. Uriah and Uriel). There is no connection with the Russian name Yuri.
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