Nureyev rhymes with:
gordeyev, ryave, alexandrov, arsov, aversive, brezhnev, colgrove, congrove, cosgrove, could've, deductive, gordeyev, gostev, hairgrove, kopchev, kovalyov, kunayev, might've, musgrave, musgrove, olive, overprotective, percussive, popov, rogachev, ryave, should've, sukharev, that've, uptegrove, vancleave, would've, yakovlev
Nureyev sounds like:
nairobi, nearby, nemeroff, nerve, nervy, norba, norby, norweb