Gregory

See also: Grégory

English

Etymology

Via Latin Grēgorius, from post-classical Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios, “watchful, vigilant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɛɡəɹi/

Proper noun

Gregory

  1. A male given name.
  2. A patronymic surname​.

Usage notes

Name of early saints, and of 16 popes. Used since Middle Ages; popular in the mid-twentieth century.

Quotations

  • c. 1597, [William Shakespeare], The History of Henrie the Fovrth; […], quarto edition, London: Printed by P[eter] S[hort] for Andrew Wise, […], published 1598, OCLC 932916628:
    : Act V, Scene III:
    Turk Gregory never did such deeds in arms as I have done this day.
  • 1990 Jonathan Kellerman, Time Bomb, page 163:
    The surname Graff was chosen because upscale consumers respect anything Teutonic - regard it as efficient, intelligent, and reliable. But only up to a point. A forename like Helmut or Wilhelm wouldn't have done. Too German. Too foreign. 'Gregory' scores high on the likability scale. All-American. Greg. He's one of the boys, with Teutonic ancestry.

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