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Gregory en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɡɹɛɡ(ə)ɹi/ (US)
  • /ˈɡɹɛɡəɹi/ (UK)

Etymology

Via Latin Grēgorius, from post-classical Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios, “watchful, vigilant”), from Ancient Greek ἐγείρω (egeírō, “awaken, arouse”).

Meanings

  1. (Cockney, slang) Shortened form of Gregory Peck, a neck

Forms

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Gregory en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈɡɹɛɡ(ə)ɹi/ (US)
  • /ˈɡɹɛɡəɹi/ (UK)

Etymology

Via Latin Grēgorius, from post-classical Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios, “watchful, vigilant”), from Ancient Greek ἐγείρω (egeírō, “awaken, arouse”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A male given name from Ancient Greek.
    • The surname Graff was chosen because upscale consumers respect anything Teutonic - regard it as efficient, intelligent, and reliable. But only up to a point. A forename like Helmut or Wilhelm wouldn't have done. Too German. Too foreign. 'Gregory' scores high on the likability scale. All-American. Greg. He's one of the boys, with Teutonic ancestry. 1990, Jonathan Kellerman, Time Bomb, page 163:
  2. (countable, uncountable) A surname originating as a patronymic.
    • Emily Gregory, a Democratic small-business owner, won a special election Tuesday to represent Florida’s 87th House District, a seat that includes President Donald Trump’s Mar‑a‑Lago resort in Palm Beach County. […] The Associated Press reports that Gregory led Maples with 797 votes, or 2.4 percent, with almost all of the votes counted. 2026 March 24, Anna Commander, Gabe Whisnant, “Who Is Emily Gregory? Democrat Who Flipped Trump’s Mar-a-Lago District”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2026:
    • “The analyses are very convincing and we no longer have any doubts that these are the wrecks of the two Danish slave ships,” said marine archaeologist David Gregory, a research professor and head of the new maritime research center, Njord, at the National Museum of Denmark, in the news release. […] Gregory led the excavations alongside marine archaeologist Andreas Kallmeyer Bloch, who is also a curator at the National Museum. 2025 May 2, Amarachi Orie, “Archaeologists discover true identity of Costa Rica shipwrecks long thought to be pirate ships”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Aug 2025:
  3. (countable, uncountable) A small town on the Gregory River in the Shire of Burke, Queensland, Australia.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A small town and port in the Shire of Northampton, Western Australia.
  5. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ A township in Mahnomen County, Minnesota.
  6. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Little Falls Township, Morrison County, Minnesota.
  7. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ A city in Gregory County, South Dakota.
  8. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ Synonym of Hopewell, Gibson County, Tennessee.
  9. (countable, uncountable) A place in the United States: ▸ A city in San Patricio County, Texas.

Forms

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Deriveds

Gregory Hills · Stoke St Gregory · Gregory County

Descendants

Grégory · Kerekori · Kelekolio

Relateds

Gregor · Grigory · Gregg · Greg

Synonyms

Gibson County · Tennessee · Hopewell

Translations (62)

lv Gregors (male given name) · bg Григо́рий (male given name) · br Gregor (male given name) · hu Gergely (male given name) · sc Gregoriu (male given name) · izh Kikoria (male given name) · ar جِرِيجُورِي (male given name) · ga Gréagóir (male given name) · de Gregor (male given name) · ru Гре́гори (male given name) · be Рыго́р (male given name) · la Gregorius (male given name) · cs Řehoř (male given name) · eo Gregorio (male given name) · sl Gregor (male given name) · da Gregers (male given name) · haw Kelekolio (male given name) · ar غِرِيغُورِي (male given name) · ar جُرَيْج (male given name) · ro Grigore (male given name) · cmn 格雷戈里 (male given name) · no Gregers (male given name) · gl Gregorio (male given name) · es Gregorio (male given name) · bg Гре́гъри (male given name) · pl Grzegorz (male given name) · ru Григо́рий (male given name) · sk Gregor (male given name) · ko 그레고리 (male given name) · is Gregor (male given name) · it Gregorio (male given name) · nl Gregoor (male given name) · scn Grigoriu (male given name) · el Γρηγόριος (male given name) · el Γρηγόρης (male given name) · ja グレゴリー (male given name) · fi Reijo (male given name) · et Reigo (male given name) · fo Grækaris (male given name) · mi Korekori (male given name) · oc Gorgòri (male given name) · fr Grégoire (male given name) · ast Gregoriu (male given name) · scn Griguori (male given name) · pt Gregório (male given name) · vi Grêgôriô (male given name) · gd Griogair (male given name) · ka გრიგოლი (male given name) · fro Gregoire (male given name) · mi Kerekori (male given name) · cmn 格里高利 (male given name) · sv Greger (male given name) · bg Григо́р (male given name) · lt Grigalius (male given name) · nap Grgorij (male given name) · hy Գրիգոր (male given name) · fa گریگوری (male given name) · uk Гри́горій (male given name) · fur Grivôr (male given name) · nap Grevòrio (male given name) · ca Gregori (male given name) · an Gregorio (male given name)