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Γρηγόριος
“watchful; alert; awake”
Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios) is a masculine given name from Proto-Hellenic. It is used in Greek and Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and Greek and grWritten in Greek script. In English: Gregory.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Γρηγόριος goes back to a word meaning “watchful; alert; awake.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Hellenic *h₁ger-, built from Ancient Greek γρήγορος (“watchful; alert; awake”) + -ιος.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Γρηγόριος’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Γρηγόριος has a later derivative in Gregory. In Greek usage, Γρηγόριος has a conventional equivalent in the Esperanto form Gregorio. In Greek usage, Γρηγόριος has a conventional equivalent in the English form Gregory.
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Around the world
Γρηγόριος has relatives in 29 languages.
28 related names in 29 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 31
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Gregoryderivative · English
- Gregorioderivative · Spanish, Italian
- GregorGerman
- Grzegorzderivative · Polish
- Rekoderivative · Finnish
- Gregoriderivative · Catalan
- Григорииborrowing · cu
- ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣderivative · aii
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- Григірderivative · Ukrainian
- غريغوريوسderivative · Arabic
- Глигорborrowing · Macedonian
- Григорійderivative · Ukrainian
- Рыгорderivative · Belarusian
- გრიგოლიderivative · Georgian
- Григорийderivative · Russian
- Գրիգորborrowing · Classical Armenian
- GrégoireFrench
- Grigorijusderivative · Lithuanian
- Gregoriusderivative · Old English, Latin
- Gréagóirderivative · Irish
- Gregórioderivative · Portuguese
- Grigorederivative · Romanian
- Řehořderivative · Czech
- Άκηςequivalent
- Grigorisequivalent
- Akisequivalent
- Γρηγόρηςequivalent
- Γρηγορίαfeminine form
- GriogairScottish Gaelic
- GergélyHungarian
- GrégoryFrench
People named Γρηγόριος
- Gregory of Nyssabishop of Nyssa335
- Gregory Palamas14th century Byzantine Greek cleric and theologian1296–1359
- Gregory ThaumaturgusGreek bishop and saint (c. 213 – 270)
- Gregory V of ConstantinopleEcumenical Patriarch of Constantinople1745–1821
- Gregory III of ConstantinopleEcumenical Patriarch1390–1459
- Gregory VII of ConstantinoplePatriarch of Constantinople (1850-1924)
- Gregory II of ConstantinopleCypriot bishop1241–1290
- Gregorios XenopoulosGreek writer (1867-1951)
- Gregory TaronitesArmenian prince of Taron1000–990
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