Meaning of name Gregory
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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.
Pronunciation  The name Gregory is pronounced as greg-ur-ee Origins  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, GrzegorzNicknames  Common nicknames for the name Gregory are: Greg
Style 
We think the name Gregory should fall under the following style category: Everlasting. See other Everlasting boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Gregory to be: A sophisticated and attractive personIn one word, you might describe Gregory as a(n) " attractive" person. See other "attractive" names for boys.
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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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