masculine Gregory

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Origin:
greek
Name Root:
grígora > grḗgoros > Grēgórios
Meaning:*
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Grēgórios ‎(Γρηγόριος),” which in turn derives from “grígora ‎(γρήγορα) grḗgoros ‎(γρήγορος)” meaning “watchful, alert, cautious, awake, quickly, quick, fast, swift, brisk.” The name enjoyed wide popularity among the early Christians, thanks to the devotion to the saints, monks, and popes who brought it. It remained popular throughout Christendom through the Middle Ages and into modern times. A notable exception is the United Kingdom, where it began to be used only after the Norman Conquest, becoming common there and Scotland around the twelfth century. There have been 16 popes with the name, starting with Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great). It is the second-most popular name for a pope, along with Benedict, after John. Because of this background, it is also a popular name for saints.

Usage

english
english

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scottish
croatian
serbian
breton
danish
dutch
german
icelandic
norwegian
slovene
swedish
ancient greek
ancient Greek (Latinized)
finnish
old norse
old swedish
hungarian (magyar)
irish
italian
spanish
albanian
armenian
bulgarian
cornish
macedonian
welsh
polish
russian
ukrainian
french
romanian
lithuanian
latvian
georgian
greek
arabic
czech
catalan
belarusian
faroese
greenlandic
middle english
portuguese

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Popularity & Ranking

United States Ranking #496


Namedoctor Weekly Ranking #4894

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Name Songs

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Notable People and Personalities

Gregory Bateson(1904–1980), English Anthropologist, Linguist, Anthropologist, And Cyberneticist
Gregory Benford (born 1941) American Science Fiction Author And Astrophysicist
Gregory Corso (1930–2001) American Poet
Gregory Crewdson (born 1962) American Photographer
Gregory David Roberts (born 1952) Australian Author
Gregory Goodwin Pincus (1903–1967) American Biologist And Researcher
Gregory Harbaugh (born 1956) Former Nasa Astronaut
Gregory Helms(born 1974) American Professional Wrestler
Gregory Hines (1946–2003) American Actor, Singer, Dancer And Choreographer
Gregory Of Narek (951–1003), Armenian Monk, Poet, Philosopher, And Theologian
Gregory Of Tours (~538–594) Was A Gallo-roman Historian And Bishop Of Tours
Gregory Peck (1916–2003), American Actor
Gregory S. Baer (born 1952) American Writer, Teacher, Public Speaker
Gregory Widen, American Screenwriter And Film Director
Grégory Coupet (born 1972) Retired French Association Football Goalkeeper