Given name & surname
Grigoris
“swiftly”
Grigoris is a masculine given name from Greek.
Original GreekΓρηγορής
Meaning & origin
What it means
Grigoris is a romanization of Γρηγόρης. Γρηγόρης goes back to a word meaning “swiftly.”
Explained through its name family
Grigoris’s family of names
In English usage, Grigoris shares an earlier linguistic root with Gregory. In English usage, Grigoris was borrowed from the Greek form Γρηγόρης. In Old Armenian usage, Grigoris is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Գրիգորիս.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Grigoris has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
4 related names in 3 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 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Grigoris
- Grigoris LambrakisGreek MP (1912-1963)
- Gregory VlastosGreek scholar of ancient philosophy (1907–1991)
- Grigoris VarfisGreek politician (1927–2017)
- Grigoris AfxentiouCypriot guerrilla fighter (1928–1957)
- Grigoris ValtinosGreek actorborn 1955
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