Given name & surname
Grégoire
“watchful”·“one who is vigilant; watch-”
Grégoire is a form of Gregory. Interpretations include “watchful” and “one who is vigilant; watch-” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Grégoire is a form of Gregory. Interpretations include “watchful” and “one who is vigilant; watch-” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Grégoire is a form of Gregory. An origin associated with Gregory is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Grégoire is used as a form of Gregory.
The story
Grégoire is a form of Gregory. The history of Gregory gives this family its wider story. Gregory’s historical associations include a number of early saints.
Explained through its name family
Grégoire’s family of names
In French usage, Grégoire has a diminutive in Greg. Grégoire shares a linguistic root with Gregory. In French usage, Grégoire has a conventional equivalent in the Esperanto form Gregorio.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Grégoire has relatives in 34 languages.
31 related names in 34 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 32
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Gregorycognate · English
- GregorioItalian, Esperanto
- Gregorsee also · German, Slovene
- Grigorequivalent
- GrzegorzPolish
- Gregoireborrowing · English, Old French
- Grigoryequivalent
- GregoriCatalan
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- Grigwerecognate · Walloon
- ΓρηγόριοςGreek
- ŘehořCzech
- Grigorijequivalent
- ГригорійUkrainian
- GregerSwedish
- RehorSlovak
- ГригорийRussian, Bulgarian
- GrigoreRomanian
- GregórioPortuguese
- GregersNorwegian, Danish
- GregoorDutch
- GrigaliusLithuanian
- GregoriusLatin
- グレゴリーJapanese
- GergelyHungarian
- ΓρηγόρηςGreek
- გრიგოლიGeorgian
- GréagóirIrish
- GriogairScottish Gaelic
- ReijoFinnish
- ReigoEstonian
- ГригорBulgarian
- ԳրիգորArmenian
People named Grégoire
- Grégoire KayibandaRwandan politician, 1st and former President of Rwanda (1924-1976)
- Gregory Peter XX GhabroyanCatholicos-Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenian Catholic Church1934–2021
- Grégoire DefrelFrench footballerborn 1991
- Grégoire Leprince-RinguetFrench actorborn 1987
- GrégoireFrench singer-songwriterborn 1979
- Grégoire M'BidaCameroonian footballerborn 1955
- Grégoire ColinFrench actorborn 1975
- Grégoire BarrèreFrench tennis player (born 1994)
- Grégoire DelacourtFrench film director, screenwriter and writerborn 1960
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