Given name
Grigorij
“watchful”
Grigorij is a masculine given name from Russian. It is used in Dutch.
Original RussianГригорий
Meaning & origin
What it means
Grigorij is a romanization of Григорий. Григорий goes back to Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος, meaning “watchful.”
Explained through its name family
Grigorij’s family of names
In English usage, Grigorij has a diminutive in GRISCHA. In Hungarian usage, Grigorij has a conventional equivalent in the English form Grigory. In Russian usage, Grigorij is a transliteration of Григорий.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
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 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Grigorij
- Grigori RasputinRussian mystic (1869–1916)
- Grigorij Aleksandrovič Stroganov(1770-1857)
- Grigorij Semënovič Volkonskij(1742-1824)
- Grigorij Pelsjemskij1315–1442
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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