Gregory
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| Gregory | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Meaning | Watchful, Alert |
| Region of Origin | worldwide |
| Origin | Greek via Latin |
| Related names | Greg, Gregg, Gregor, Grigori, MacGregor, McGregor |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with "Gregory" |
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For the car manufacturer, see Gregory (car manufacturer).
For people with the surname Gregory, see Gregory (surname).
Gregory is a common masculine first name and family name. It is derived from the Latin name "Gregorius," which was from the late Greek name "Γρηγόριος" (Gregōrios) meaning "watchful" (derived from Greek "gregōrein" meaning "to watch").[1] Through folk etymology, the name also became associated with grex and gregis ("flock" and "herd"). The associations with a shepherd who diligently guides his flock is part of the reason that the name has been popular with monks, priest and popes. There have been 16 popes with the name, starting with Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great). It is the second-most popular name for pope, along with Benedict, after John. Because of this background, it is also a very common name for saints. Although the name was uncommon in the early 20th century, after the popularity of the actor Gregory Peck it became one of the ten most common male names in the 1950s and has remained popular since.
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[edit] Translations
- Gregorius (Latin)
- გრიგოლი (Grigoli) (Georgian)
- Grégory or Grégoire (French)
- Greger (Swedish)
- Григорий (Grigorii) (Russian)
- Рыгор (Ryhor) (Belarusian)
- Григор (Grigor) (Bulgarian)
- Grgur (Croatian)
- Reijo (Finnish)
- Gregor (German)/Scottish (From McGregor)
- Gréagóir (Irish)
- Γρηγόριος (Grigorios) (Greek)
- Gergely or Gergő (Hungarian)
- Gregorio (Italian), (Spanish)
- Gregório, (Portuguese)
- Gregoras or Gregorijus (Lithuanian)
- เกรกอรี or เกรกกอรี (Thai)
- Grzegorz (Polish)
- Grigore or Gligoror Dragos (Romanian)
- Григорије (Grigoriye), Глигорије (Gligoriye) or Гргур (Grgur) (Serbian)
- Grega or Gregor (Slovene)
- Григорій (Hryhoriy) (Ukrainian)
- 그레고리(Korean)
- Գրիգոր (Krikor-Western Armenian, Griqor-Eastern Armenian)
- Grigor (Wales)
- Jerjer (جريجوري) (Arabic)
[edit] People
[edit] Religious leaders
- Gregory the Illuminator
- Gregory Thaumaturgus (Gregory the Wonderworker)
- Gregory of Nyssa
- Gregory Nazianzus the Elder, Bishop of Nazianzus
- Gregory Nazianzus, Patriarch of Constantinople
- Gregory of Rimini
- Gregory of Utrecht
- Gregory Palamas
- Patriarch Gregory II of Constantinople
- Patriarch Gregory III of Constantinople
- Patriarch Gregory IV of Constantinople
- Gregory of Cappadocia, Patriarch of Alexandria
- Patriarch Gregory I of Alexandria
- Patriarch Gregory IV of Alexandria
- Patriarch Gregory V of Alexandria
- Saint Gregory of Operation Phoenix
[edit] Popes
- Saint Gregory I (Gregory the Great), (pope 590-604, after whom the Gregorian chant is named)
- Gregory II, (pope 716-731)
- Gregory III, (pope 731-741)
- Gregory IV, (pope 827-844)
- Gregory V, (pope 996-999)
- Gregory VI, (pope 1044-1046)
- Gregory VII, (pope 1073-1085)
- Gregory VIII, (pope 1187)
- Gregory IX, (pope 1227-1241)
- Gregory X, (pope 1271-1276)
- Gregory XI, (pope 1370-1378)
- Gregory XII, (pope 1406-1409)
- Gregory XIII, (pope 1582–1585, after whom the Gregorian calendar is named)
- Gregory XIV, (pope 1590-1591)
- Gregory XV, (pope 1621-1623)
- Gregory XVI, (pope 1831-1846)
[edit] Other people
- For Gregory as surname, see Gregory (surname)
- Gregor Mendel, scientist, father of genetics (1822 - 1884)
- Greg Lemond, American professional road bicycle racer (b. 1961)
- Greg Meffert, New Orleans technology chief
- Greg Norman, Australian golfer and entrepreneur
- Greg Luzinski, American baseball player
- Greg Rusedski, Canadian-English tennis player
- Greg Maddux, American baseball player
- Gregory of Tours, Gallo-Roman historian
- Gregory of Narek, Armenian monk, poet, philosopher, and theologian
- Gregory of Benevento, Italian duke
- Gregory I, Duke of Naples (739 - 755)
- Gregory II, Duke of Naples (767 - 794)
- Gregory III, Duke of Naples (864 – 870)
- Gregory IV, Duke of Naples (898 – 915)
- Gregory of Nin, Christian bishop and reformer
- Gregory Charles, Canadian musician and singer (b. 1968)
- Gregory Helms, American professional wrestler (b. 1974)
- Gregory Henriquez, Canadian architect (b. 1963)
- Gregory Hillman, American Piano (b. 1977)
- Gregory Peck, American actor (1916 - 2003)
- Gregor Schlierenzauer, Austrian ski jumper (b. 1990)
- Grégory Lemarchal, French singer (1983-2007)
[edit] Fictional characters
- Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn, the title character in the novel series Eisenhorn, by Dan Abnett.
- Gregory Goyle, a fictional character from the best selling books Harry Potter
- Gregory House, the name of the main character of House
- Gregor Samsa, main character of Franz Kafka's novella The Metamorphosis
- Gregory Sanders, a forensic detective in the show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- Gregor Vorbarra, the Emperor of the Barrayaran Imperium in Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga
- Gregory of Yardale, a character from South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
- Gregorius Nekschot, a pseudonym of an anonymous and prosecuted Dutch cartoonist
- Gregor, the protagonist of The Underland Chronicles
- Gregory, Jean Girard's husband in the movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
- Gregory, a servant of Lord Capulet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
- Sargent Gregorius, a character from Dan Simmons' novels Endymion and The Rise of Endymion
- Gregory, a cricket from the Dragon Ball manga and anime series.
- Gregory, A young red dragon in Terry Goodkind's novel series The Sword of Truth
- Reverend Gregorius, the antagonist in Hjalmar Söderberg's novel Doctor Glas.
- Old Gregg, a character from television show The Mighty Boosh.
