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Meaning

The name Gregory has the following meaning:

One who is vigilant; watchful.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Gregory is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 180 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Gregory fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 12 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 248 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Gregory in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Gregory is pronounced as greg-ur-ee

Origins

Gregory originates from the Greek language.
See other suggested Greek boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Gregory and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Gregory: Boys - Adonis, Girls - Alexandra, Amara, Cynthia, Diantha, Euphemia, Genie, Kaia, Kandi, Kyra, Lexie, Liddie, Mintie, Nereida, Nerissa, Ova, Phoebe, Teri, Both genders - Calandra

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Gregory: Gergo, Graig (Greek), Greer, Greg (English), Greger, Gregg (English), Greggory, Gregoire, Gregoor, Gregor, Gregorey, Gregori, Gregorie, Gregorio (Italian), Gregorios, Gregorius, Gregos, Greguska, Grigor, Grigorius, Griogair, Grioghar, Griorgair, Grygor, Grzegorz

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Gregory are: Greg

Style

We think the name Gregory should fall under the following style category: Everlasting.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Gregory to be: A sophisticated and attractive person

In one word, you might describe Gregory as a(n) "attractive" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Gregory (or its variants) are:

Gregg Allman, born on 8 December, a famous singer. Gregg Allman's background: A rock and blues singer, keyboardist, guitarist, and songwriter, best known as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 with The Allman Brothers Band, and personally received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2006.

Greg Evigan, born on 14 October, a famous actor. Greg Evigan's background: An American actor acted ion the movie 'My Two Dads'.

Greg Louganis, born on 29 January, a famous diver. Greg Louganis's background: An American diver, who is best known for winning back-to-back Olympic titles in both the 3m and 10m diving events. He received the James E. Sullivan Award in 1984 as the top amateur athlete in the United States.
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