Quote Originally Posted by Chancellor Kremlin
Yes it is. My parents decided to name me after Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space. Iuri was quite a popular name in Brazil those days anyway, so the spelling variant did no harm
Здорово тёзка! I thought only my parents gave me such hm.. original answer when I asked them why they decided to give me such a name. I've nothing against it and I actually like my name but I'd prefer to be named in honor of some of my ansectors instead.