Name: Grégory
Gender: Male
Usage: Grégory is not a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Grégory are in general originating from Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland.
Variants: For another variant of the name Grégory across the world, see Gregory, Gregorius.
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The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 9. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: humanitarian, self-sacrificing, idealistic, giving, altruist, devoted, romantic.
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Qualities: Compassionate, Idealistic
Ruling planet: Mars
Colors: Red
Gemstones: Bloodstone
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The name Grégory is ranked on the 64,141st position of the most used names. It means that this name is rarely used.
We estimate that there are at least 1700 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Grégory has seven characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Gregory is a masculine first name. It is derived from the Latin name "Gregorius", which was from the late Greek name "Γρηγόριος" (Grēgorios) meaning "watchful, alert" (derived from Greek "γρηγoρεῖν" "grēgorein" meaning "to watch").
Through folk etymology, the name also became associated with Latin grex (stem greg–) meaning 'flock' or 'herd'. This association with a shepherd who diligently guides his flock contributed to the name's popularity among monks 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, 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.
English and Scottish: via Latin Gregorius from the post-classical Greek name Gregōrios ‘watchful’ (a derivative of gregōrein to watch, be vigilant). The name was an extremely popular one with the early Christians, who were mindful of the instruction ‘be sober, be vigilant’ (1 Peter 5: 8): it was borne by a number of early saints. The most important, in honour of whom the name was often bestowed from medieval times onwards, were Gregory of Nazianzen (c.329–90), Gregory of Nyssa (d. c.395), Gregory of Tours (538–94), and Pope Gregory the Great (c.540–604). The name has traditionally been particularly popular in Scotland, where it often took the form Gregor.
Cognates: Irish Gaelic: Gréagóir. Scottish Gaelic: Griogair. Welsh: Grigor. French: Grégoire; Grégory (Provençal in origin, now more fashionable than the traditional form). Italian, Spanish, Portuguese: Gregorio. Dutch, Frisian: Joris. Swedish: Greger. Danish, Norwegian: Gregers. Polish: Grzegorz. Czech: Řehoř. Russian: Grigori. Hungarian: Gergely. Finnish: Reijo.
Short forms: English: Greg. Scottish: Greg(g), Greig.
Pet forms: Spanish: Goyo, Goito. Russian: Grisha.
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