Gregory name - Meaning of Gregory
- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 5
- Usage
- English, Greek
- Pronounced
- GREG-ə-ree
- Gregory Meaning
- English form of Latin Gregorius, which was from the Late Greek name Γρηγοριος (Gregorios) , derived from γρηγορος (gregoros) meaning "watchful, alert". This name was popular among early Christians, being borne by a number of important saints including Saint Gregory Thaumaturgus (3rd century), Saint Gregory of Nyssa (4th century), Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (4th century), and Saint Gregory of Tours (6th century). It was also borne by the 6th-century pope Saint Gregory I the Great, a reformer and Doctor of the Church, as well as 15 subsequent popes. Due to the renown of the saints by this name, Gregory (in various spellings) has remained common in the Christian world through the Middle Ages and to the present day. It was not used in England, however, until after the Norman conquest. A famous bearer from the modern era was American actor Gregory Peck (1916-2003). Gregory is an English name, derived from the Greek name "Gregorios", which means "to be awake or watchful".
Gregory Related Names
Variant:, Greggory
Diminutives: Greg, Gregg
Other Languages: Grigor, Krikor (Armenian), Grigor (Bulgarian), Grgur, Grga (Croatian), Řehoř (Czech), Gregers (Danish), Reijo, Reko (Finnish), Grégoire (French), Grigol (Georgian), Gregor (German), Gregorios (Greek), Gergely, Gergő (Hungarian), Gréagóir (Irish), Gregorio (Italian), Gregorios, Gregorius (Late Greek), Grigorijs (Latvian), Grigor, Gligor (Macedonian), Gregers (Norwegian), Grzegorz (Polish), Grigore (Romanian), Grigori, Grigoriy, Grigory, Grisha (Russian), Gregor, Griogair, Greig (Scottish), Gregor (Slovak), Grega, Gregor (Slovene), Gregorio, Goyo (Spanish), Greger (Swedish), Hryhoriy (Ukrainian), Grigor (Welsh)
Gregory Celebrities
Gregory Peck - actor, Gregory Hines - actor, Gregory Bourdy - golfer, Gregory Corso - poet, Gregory Harrison - actor, Gregory Sierra - actor, Gregory Smith - actor, Gregory Vignal - soccer player,
