Gregory m
English and Scottish: via Latin Gregorius from the post-classical Greek name Gregōrios ‘watchful’ (a derivative of gregōrein to watch, be vigilant). The name was an extremely popular one with the early Christians, who were mindful of the instruction ‘be sober, be vigilant’ (1 Peter 5: 8): it was borne by a number of early saints. The most important, in honour of whom the name was often bestowed from medieval times onwards, were Gregory of Nazianzen (c.329–90), Gregory of Nyssa (d. c.395), Gregory of Tours (538–94), and Pope Gregory the Great (c.540–604). The name has traditionally been particularly popular in Scotland, where it often took the form GREGOR (SEE Gregor).
Cognates: Irish Gaelic: Gréagóir. Scottish Gaelic: Griogair. Welsh: Grigor. French: Grégoire; Grégory (Provençal in origin, now more fashionable than the traditional form). Italian, Spanish, Portuguese: Gregorio. Dutch, Frisian: Joris. Swedish: Greger. Danish, Norwegian: Gregers. Polish: Grzegorz. Czech: Řehoř. Russian: Grigori. Hungarian: Gergely. Finnish: Reijo.
First names dictionary. 2012.