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Gregory

in the US

There are 495,284 people with the first name "Gregory" in the United States.

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Gregory 67
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  1. is 63rd most common Melissa
  2. is 64th most common Peter
  3. is 65th most common Angela
  4. is 66th most common Pamela
  5. is 67th most common Gregory
  6. is 68th most common Chris
  7. is 69th most common Shirley
  8. is 70th most common Brenda
  9. is 71st most common Diane

Similar Names and Nicknames

Greg, Gregg, Greggory, Grogor, Gregori, Greag, Greggie

Most Common Last Names for Gregory

Smith, Johnson, Jones, Brown, Williams, Miller, Davis, Anderson, Wilson, Martin

Meaning & History

(male) Via Latin Gregorius from the post-classical Greek name Gregōrios ‘watchful’ (a derivative of gregōrein ‘to watch, be vigilant’). The name was a very popular one among the early Christians, who were mindful of the injunction ‘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). A famous bearer of the name in modern times is the film star Gregory Peck (1916–2003). The name has traditionally been popular in Scotland, where it is often found in the form Gregor.

Short forms: Greg; Greg(g), Greig (Scottish).

Cognates: Irish: Gréagóir. Scottish Gaelic: Griogair. Welsh: Grigor. German: Gregor. Dutch: Joris. Scandinavian: Greger. Danish, Norwegian: Gregers. French: Grégoire; Grégory (Provençal in origin, now more fashionable than the traditional form). Spanish, Italian: Gregorio. Portuguese: Grégorio. Russian: Grigori. Polish: Grzegorz. Czech: Řehoř. Croatian: Grgur. Slovenian: Gregor. Finnish: Reijo. Hungarian: Gergely.

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