Gregory

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UK/ˈɡɹɛɡəɹi/US/ˈɡɹɛɡ(ə)ɹi/

proper noun

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Similar
HopewellGibson CountyTennessee
OriginLatin Grēgorius ← Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος →
CommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

proper nounGregory (countable and uncountable, plural Gregorys)

plural Gregorys

  1. countableuncountableA male given name from Ancient Greek.
    1 more example

    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.

    1990, Jonathan Kellerman, Time Bomb, page 163
  2. countableuncountableA surname originating as a patronymic.
    2 more examples

    “The analyses are very convincing and we no longer have any doubts that these are the wrecks of the two Danish slave ships,” said marine archaeologist David Gregory, a research professor and head of the new maritime research center, Njord, at the National Museum of Denmark, in the news release. […] Gregory led the excavations alongside marine archaeologist Andreas Kallmeyer Bloch, who is also a curator at the National Museum.

    2025 May 2, Amarachi Orie, “Archaeologists discover true identity of Costa Rica shipwrecks long thought to be pirate ships”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Aug 2025

    Emily Gregory, a Democratic small-business owner, won a special election Tuesday to represent Florida’s 87th House District, a seat that includes President Donald Trump’s Mar‑a‑Lago resort in Palm Beach County. […] The Associated Press reports that Gregory led Maples with 797 votes, or 2.4 percent, with almost all of the votes counted.

    2026 March 24, Anna Commander, Gabe Whisnant, “Who Is Emily Gregory? Democrat Who Flipped Trump’s Mar-a-Lago District”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2026
  3. countableuncountableA small town on the Gregory River in the Shire of Burke, Queensland, Australia.
  4. countableuncountableA small town and port in the Shire of Northampton, Western Australia.
  5. A place in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA township in Mahnomen County, Minnesota.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Little Falls Township, Morrison County, Minnesota.
    3. countableuncountableA city in Gregory County, South Dakota.
    4. countableuncountableSynonym of Hopewell, Gibson County, Tennessee.

      Synonyms: Hopewell, Gibson County, Tennessee

    5. countableuncountableA city in San Patricio County, Texas.
nounGregory (plural Gregorys)

plural Gregorys

  1. CockneyslangShortened form of Gregory Peck, a neck

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Hopewell, Gibson County, Tennessee.

Similar
HopewellGibson CountyTennessee
Also see
hopewell

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐγείρω“awaken, arouse”
  2. Ancient GreekΓρηγόριος“watchful, vigilant”
  3. LatinGrēgorius
  4. EnglishGregory

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

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Translations

Arabic غِرِيغُورِي, جِرِيجُورِي
  • غِرِيغُورِي (ḡirīḡūrī)male given name
  • جِرِيجُورِي (jirījūrī)male given name
  • جُرَيْج (jurayj)male given name
Bulgarian Григо́р, Григо́рий
  • Григо́р (Grigór)male given name
  • Григо́рий (Grigórij)male given name
  • Гре́гъри (Grégări)male given name
Catalan Gregori
  • Gregorimale given name
Chinese Mandarin 格雷戈里, 格里高利
  • 格雷戈里 (Géléigēlǐ)male given name
  • 格里高利 (Gélǐgāolì)male given name
  • 額我略 /额我略 (Éwǒlüè)male given name
Czech Řehoř
  • Řehořmale given name
Danish Gregers
  • Gregersmale given name
Dutch Gregoor
  • Gregoormale given name
Esperanto Gregorio
  • Gregoriomale given name
Estonian Reigo
  • Reigomale given name
Finnish Reijo
  • Reijomale given name
French Grégoire
  • Grégoiremale given name
German Gregor
  • Gregormale given name
Greek Γρηγόρης, Γρηγόριος
  • Γρηγόρης (Grigóris)male given name
  • Γρηγόριος (Grigórios)male given name
Hawaiian Kelekolio
  • Kelekoliomale given name
Hungarian Gergely
  • Gergelymale given name
Icelandic Gregor
  • Gregormale given name
Irish Gréagóir
  • Gréagóirmale given name
Italian Gregorio
  • Gregoriomale given name
Japanese グレゴリー
  • グレゴリー (Guregorī)male given name
Korean 그레고리
  • 그레고리 (Geuregori)male given name
Latin Gregorius
  • Gregoriusmale given name
Latvian Gregors
  • Gregorsmale given name
Lithuanian Grigalius
  • Grigaliusmale given name
Māori Kerekori, Korekori
  • Kerekorimale given name
  • Korekorimale given name
Norwegian Gregers
  • Gregersmale given name
Persian گریگوری
  • گریگوری (geriguri)male given name
Polish Grzegorz
  • Grzegorzmale given name
Portuguese Gregório
  • Gregóriomale given name
Romanian Grigore
  • Grigoremale given name
Russian Григо́рий, Гре́гори
  • Григо́рий (Grigórij)male given name
  • Гре́гори (Grɛ́gori)male given name
Scottish Gaelic Griogair
  • Griogairmale given name
Slovak Gregor
  • Gregormale given name
Spanish Gregorio
  • Gregoriomale given name
Swedish Greger
  • Gregermale given name
Ukrainian Гри́горій
  • Гри́горій (Hrýhorij)male given name
Vietnamese Grêgôriô
  • Grêgôriômale given name
Cite this entry
APA

Gregory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gregory

MLA

“Gregory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gregory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gregory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gregory.

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