Given name · Armenian · Classical Armenian
Գրիգոր
“one who is vigilant; watchful”
Գրիգոր (Grigor) is a masculine given name from Old Armenian. It is used in Armenian and Old Armenian.
Armenian and Classical ArmenianWritten in Armenian script. In English: Gregory.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Գրիգոր is Grigor written in the Armenian alphabet. Grigor is a variant of Grigori. In Russian use, Grigori carries the interpretation “one who is vigilant; watchful.”
Explained through its name family
Գրիգոր’s family of names
In Old Armenian usage, Գրիգոր shares a linguistic root with the Georgian form გრიგოლი. In Armenian usage, Գրիգոր has a conventional equivalent in the English form Gregory. In Armenian usage, Գրիգոր has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Grzegorz.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Գրիգոր has relatives in 7 languages.
9 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Գրիգոր
- Gregory of NarekArmenian monk951–1003
- Gregory of Tatevphilosopher, theologian, and saint in the Armenian Apostolic Church (1346-1410)1340–1410
- Krikor ZohrabArmenian writer, politician and opinion journalist (1861-1915)
- Krikor MekhitarianBrazilian chess playerborn 1986
- Krikor OdianOttoman Armenian jurist, politician and writer1834–1887
- Krikor BeledianArmenian writerborn 1945
- Krikor BalyanArmenian architect1764–1831
- Krikor H. ZambaccianRomanian art historian and collector1889–1962
- Grigoris Aghtamartsi1480–1550
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