Gregory

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Gregory

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Gregory is the English form of a Greek name, Gregorios. Originally it meant “To be Watchful.”

History:
Although Gregory was popular among early Christians and the name of several early saints (one must be “watchful” against sin), it did not appear in England before 1066, and did not become common until the 12th century.

Pronunciation: GREG-or-ee.

Diminutives: Grier, Grear.
Czech: Rehorek, Rehák, Horek, Horik.
English: Greg, Gregg.
Hawaiian: Keleko.
Scottish: Greig.

Alternates: Greggory.
Czech: Rehor.
Danish: Gregos.
Dutch: Gregor.
Finnish: Reijo.
French: Grégoire.
German: Gregor.
Greek: Gregorios.
Hawaiian: Kelekolia.
Hungarian: Gergo.
Irish Gaelic: Griogair.
Italian: Gregario.
Latin: Gregorius.
Polish: Grzegorz.
Scottish: Gregor.
Swedish: Greger.
Welsh: Grigor.

Feminine: Gregoria.

See also: Greg, Gregg.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Gregorio Hernández (1576-1636)
Spanish sculptor.
Gregorio de Matos Guerra (1636-1696)
Brazilian poet.
Gregorio Martínez Sierra (1881-1947)
Spanish poet and playwright.
Gregorio López y Fuentes (1895-1966)
Mexican novelist.
Gregor von Rezzori d’Arezzo (1914-1998)
Austrian writer.
Gregory Corso (1930-)
American poet.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Gregorios Akindynos (1300-1349)
Byzantine theologian.
Gregory of Sinai (?-1346)
Greek theologian.
Gregory of Rimini (Gregorio da Rimini) (?-1358)
Italian philosopher.
Gregory Martin (1540-1582)
English Biblical scholar.
Gregory King (1648-1712)
English chronicler.
Gregory Rabassa (1922-)
American translator.

Miscellaneous:
Gregory Alan Maddux (1966-)
American baseball player.

Political Figures:
Gregor Strasser (1892-1934)
Early Nazi leader.

Religious Figures:
Saint Gregory Thaumaturgus (213-270)
His surname means “Wonder Worker.”
Saint Gregory the Illuminator (240-332)
Armenian saint.
Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (330-389)
Champion of the Trinity.
Saint Gregory of Nyssa (Gregorius Nyssenus) (335-394)
Theologian.
Saint Gregory of Tours (Georgius Florentius) (538-594)
Wrote History of the Franks.
Saint Gregory I the Great (540-1960491)
Pope from 590 to 604.
Saint Gregory II (669-731)
Pope from 715 to 731.
Saint Gregory III (?-741)
Pope from 731 to 741.
Gregory IV (?-844)
Pope from 827 to 844.
Saint Gregory Narekatzi (951-1003)
Poet and theologian.
Gregory V (Burn von Kärnten)(972-999)
Pope from 996 to 999.
Gregory VI (Giovanni Graziano) (?-1048)
Pope from 1045 to 1046.
Saint Gregory VII (Ildebrando) (1020-1085)
Pope from 1073 to 1085.
Gregory VIII (Alberto de Morra) (?-1187)
Pope for 27 days in 1187.
Gregory IX (Ugo Di Segni) (1170-1241)
Pope from 1227 to 1241.
Blessed Gregory X (Tedaldo Visconti) (1210-1276)
Pope from 1271 to 1276.
Saint Gregory Palamas (1296-1359)
Orthodox theologian.
Gregory XI (Pierre-Roger de Beaufort) (1329-1378)
Pope from 1370 to 1378.
Gregory XII (Angelo Corer) (1325-1417)
Pope from 1406 to 1417.
Gregory XIII (Ugo Boncompagni) (1502-1585)
Pope from 1572 to 1585.
Gregory XIV (Niccolò Sfondrati) (1535-1591)
Pope from 1590 to 1591.
Gregory XV (Alessandro Ludovisi) (1554-1623)
Pope from 1621 to 1623.
Gregory XVI (Bartolomeo Alberto Mauro Cappellari) (1765-1846)
Pope from 1831 to 1846.

Scientists:
Gregor Mendel (Johann Mendel) (1822-1884)
Austrian monk and botanist. Father of genetics.
Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro (1853-1925)
Italian mathematician.
Gregory Pincus (1903-1967)
American endocrinologist.

Singers and Entertainers:
Gregory Peck (1916-)
American filmmaker.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.441 % named Gregory
0.104 % named Greg
0.029 % named Gregg
0.014 % named Gregorio

Popularity of Gregory:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 493rd most popular.
1910-1920: 501st most popular.
1920-1930: 373rd most popular.
1930-1940: 319th most popular.
1940-1950: 66th most popular.
1950-1960: 26th most popular.
1960-1970: 23rd most popular.
1970-1980: 29th most popular.
1980-1990: 46th most popular.
1990: 52nd most popular.
1991: 57th most popular.
1992: 62nd most popular.
1993: 67th most popular.
1994: 77th most popular.
1995: 87th most popular.
1996: 99th most popular.
1997: 104th most popular.
1998: 111th most popular.
1999: 124th most popular.
2000: 141st most popular.
2001: 157th most popular.
2002: 167th most popular.
2003: 186th most popular.

In France...
1900-1960: N/A
1967: 181st most popular.
1970: 78th most popular.
1980: 18th most popular.
1990: 77th most popular.
2000: 94th most popular.

Popularity of Gregorio:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 468th most popular.
1910-1920: 451st most popular.
1920-1930: 422nd most popular.
1930-1940: 465th most popular.
1940-1950: 536th most popular.
1950-1960: 691st most popular.
1960-1970: 707th most popular.
1970-1980: 729th most popular.
1980-1990: 715th most popular.
1990: 786th most popular.
1991: 756th most popular.
1992: 787th most popular.
1993: 732nd most popular.
1994: 769th most popular.
1995: 884th most popular.
1996: 850th most popular.
1997: 894th most popular.
1998: 927th most popular.
1999: N/A

Popularity of Greggory:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1950: N/A
1950-1960: 943rd most popular.
1960-1970: 748th most popular.
1970-1980: 948th most popular.
1980-1990: 855th most popular.
1990: 915th most popular.
1991: N/A

Popularity of Gregoire:
Popularity (for newborns):
In France...
1900-1920: N/A
1924: 184th most popular.
1930: 200th most popular.
1939: 192nd most popular.
1940-1959: N/A
1960: 189th most popular.
1970: 168th most popular.
1980: 139th most popular.
1990: 111th most popular.
2000: 91st most popular.