Given name & surname
Grzegorz
“watchful”·“one who is vigilant; watch-”
Grzegorz is a variant of Gregory. Interpretations include “watchful” and “one who is vigilant; watch-” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Grzegorz is a variant 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
Grzegorz is a variant of Gregory. An origin associated with Gregory is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Polish use, Grzegorz is used as a form of Gregory.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Grzegorz is a variant of Gregory. The history of Gregory gives this family its wider story. Gregory’s historical associations include a number of early saints.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Grzegorz through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 35
- 35 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1997. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,426 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Grzegorz’s family of names
In Polish usage, Grzegorz has a short form in GRZECH. Grzegorz shares a linguistic root with Gregory. In Polish usage, Grzegorz has a conventional equivalent in the Esperanto form Gregorio.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Grzegorz has relatives in 30 languages.
28 related names in 30 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 25
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- GregorioItalian, Spanish
- GregorGerman, Swedish
- GrigorWelsh
- GrigoryEnglish
- Krikorequivalent
- Grigorijeequivalent
- Hryhoriiequivalent
- ГригорийRussian
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People named Grzegorz
- Grzegorz LatoPolish footballer and managerborn 1950
- Grzegorz KrychowiakPolish association football playerborn 1990
- Grzegorz SchetynaPolish politicianborn 1963
- Grzegorz SandomierskiPolish footballerborn 1989
- Grzegorz RasiakPolish footballerborn 1979
- Grzegorz FitelbergPolish musician (1879–1953)
- Grzegorz RyśPolish archbishop of Kraków and cardinalborn 1964
- Grzegorz BraunPolish politician, film director, documentary filmmaker and extreme right-wing activistborn 1967
- Grzegorz WojtkowiakPolish footballerborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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