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- Ancient Greek · derived fromἐγείρω“awaken, arouse”
- Ancient Greek · derived fromΓρηγόριος“watchful, vigilant”
- Latin · derived fromGrēgorius
- English todayGregory
Via Latin Grēgorius, from post-classical Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios, “watchful, vigilant”), from Ancient Greek ἐγείρω (egeírō, “awaken, arouse”).
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