| Gregory |
| Gender |
Male |
| Meaning |
"Watchful", "alert" |
| Origin |
Latin, Greek |
| Related names |
Greg, Gregg |
| Wikipedia articles |
All pages beginning with Gregory |
Gregory is a common masculine first name and family
name. It is derived from the Latin "Gregorius," which was from the late Greek name "Γρηγόριος" (Gregorios), which was derived from "γήγορος" (gegoros) meaning "watchful, alert".
Through folk etymology, the name also beame 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 Benedct, 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.
Common nicknames are Greg, Greggy, or
Gregor.
In its Latin form (Grigorius or Gregorius) it was the name of several saints and 16 popes. Grigor is also a
surname of Scottish origin. It is derived from MacGregor, that name being banned in Scotland
in 1603 under King James VI. Accordingly, people had to
change it to other variations, or to a completely new name altogether.
Translations
People
Religious leaders
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)
Other people
- For Gregory as surname, see Gregory (surname)
- Gregory of Tours, historian
- Gregory of Narek, philosopher, poet
- Gregory of Benevento, 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, reformer
- Gregor Maček, Slovenian baroc architect (1682 - 1745)
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
- Gregory of Yardale, a character from South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
- Gregor, the protagonist of The Underland Chronicles
- Gregory, a servant of Lord Capulet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Others
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