Gregory
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Gregory is a common first name (for males) and family name. It is derived from the Latin "Gregorius", which was from the late Greek name "Gregorios", which was from "gregoros" meaning "watchful, alert". Through folk etymology the name also became associated grex, gregis; ‘flock’, ‘herd’. Thus someone named Gregory was someone who watched after their flock. This is the reason that the name has been popular with monks, priests and popes. There have been sixteen popes with the name, starting with Gregory the Great. It is the second most popular name for popes (after John). Because of this background it is also a very common name for saints. Although the name was not that popular in the early 20th century, after the popularity of Gregory Peck it became a top 10 boys name in the 50's and has remained one of the most popular names for boys ever since. [1] (http://www.ancestry.com/search/surnamepage.aspx?ln=Gregory&html=a&sourceCode=8972)
Nickname:Greg (often spelled Gregg if used as a given name instead of a nickname)
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Names that can be interpreted as Gregory in English
- Grégoire French
- Gregor German
- Gregorio Italian
- Gregorius Latin
- Grzegorz Polish
- ??????? / ???? Russian (Georgiy-? / Yuri)
- Gregorio Spanish
- Grega or Gregor in Slovene
A number of historically significant people were named Gregory:
Religious leaders
- Gregory the Illuminator, (Gregory the Wondermaker, Armenian saint)
- Saint Gregory I, Pope, also Gregory the Great, (pope 590-604)
- Gregory II, Pope, (pope 716-731)
- Gregory III, Patriarch of Alexandria
- Gregory III, Patriarch of Contanstinople
- Gregory III, Pope, (pope 731-741)
- Gregory IV, Pope, (pope 827-844)
- Gregory V, Pope, (pope 996-999)
- Gregory VI, Pope, (pope 1044-1046)
- Gregory VII, Pope, (pope 1073-1085)
- Gregory VIII, Pope, (pope 1187)
- Gregory IX, Pope, (pope 1227-1241)
- Gregory X, Pope, (pope 1271-1276)
- Gregory XI, Pope, (pope 1370-1378)
- Gregory XII, Pope, (pope 1406-1409)
- Gregory XIII, Pope, (pope 1582-1585)
- Gregory XIV, Pope, (pope 1590-1591)
- Gregory XV, Pope, (pope 1621-1623)
- Gregory XVI, Pope, (pope 1831-1846)
Gregory first name
- Gregory of Tours historian
- Gregory Campbell Northern Irish unionist politician
- Gregory Durham gay rights activist
- Gregory Hines tap dancer and actor
- Gregory Mathews Australian ornithologist
- Gregory Peck actor
- Gregory Vlastos scholar of ancient philosophy
Gregory last name
- David Gregory Scottish mathematician
- Dick Gregory African-American comedian, social activist, writer and entrepreneur.
- James Gregory (astronomer and mathematician) Scottish mathematician and astronom*er
- Francis Gregory American Navy captain - eponym of two ships named USS Gregory
- Philippa Gregory Author
- David Gregory Journalist
- Olinthus Gregory English mathematician
- John Gregory football manager
- Dave Gregory Australian cricketer
Others
The Scottish clan name McGregor is a derivative of Gregory. It means "Descendant of Gregory".