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{{Infobox Given Name Revised
| name = Gregory
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| gender = Male
| meaning = ''watchful, alert''
| region = worldwide
| origin = Latin, Greek
| related names = Greg, Gregg, Gregor
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{{for|people with the surname Gregory|Gregory (surname)}}
'''Gregory''' is a common masculine [[first name]] and [[family name]]. It is derived from the [[Latin]] "Gregorius," which was from the late [[Greek language|Greek]] name "Γρηγόριος" (Gregorios), which was derived from "γήγορος" (gegoros) meaning "watchful, alert".
Through [[folk etymology]], the name also became associated with ''grex'' and ''gregis'' ("flock" and "herd"). The associations with a [[shepherd]] who diligently guides his flock is part of the reason that the name has been popular with [[monk]]s, [[priest]] and [[pope]]s
There have been 16 [[Pope Gregory|popes]] with the name, starting with [[Pope Gregory I]] (Gregory the Great). It is the second-most popular name for pope, along with [[Pope Benedict|Benedict]], after [[Pope John|John]]. Because of this background, it is also a very common name for [[saint]]s. Although the name was uncommon in the early 20th century, after the popularity of the [[actor]] [[Gregory Peck]] it became one of the ten most common male names in the 1950s and has remained popular since.
Common [[nickname]]s are [[Greg]], Greggy, Gregor or Reggie and Reg.
In its Latin form ('''Grigorius''' or '''Gregorius''') it was the name of several saints and 16 popes. Grigor is also a surname of Scottish origin. It is derived from [[MacGregor]], that name being banned in Scotland in 1603 under [[King James VI]]. Accordingly, people had to change it to other variations, or to a completely new name altogether. "[[Gregor (surname)|Gregor]]" is also the surname of a distinguished Cornish family.
==Translations==
*''Gregorius'' ([[Latin language|Latin]])
*''გრიგოლი'' (Grigoli) ([[Georgian language|Georgian]])
*''Grégory'' or ''Grégoire'' ([[French language|French]])
*''Greger'' ([[Swedish language|Swedish]])
*''Григорий'' (Grigorii) ([[Russian language|Russian]])
*''Рыгор'' (Ryhor) ([[Belarusian language|Belarusian]])
*''Григор'' (Grigor) ([[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]])
*''Grgur'' ([[Croatian language|Croatian]])
*''Reijo'' ([[Finnish language|Finnish]])
*''Gregor'' ([[German language|German]])/[[Scots language|Scottish]] (From McGregor)
*''Gréagóir'' ([[Irish language|Irish]])
*''Γρηγόριος'' (Grigorios) ([[Greek language|Greek]])
*''Gergely'' or ''Gergő'' ([[Hungarian language|Hungarian]])
*''Gregorio'' ([[Italian language|Italian]])
*''Gregoras'' or ''Gregorijus'' ([[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]])
*''เกรกอรี'' or ''เกรกกอรี'' ([[Thai language|Thai]])
*''Grzegorz'' ([[Polish language|Polish]])
*''Gregorio'' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]])
*''Grigore'' or ''Gligor'' ([[Romanian language|Romanian]])
*''Grega'' or ''Gregor'' ([[Slovenian language|Slovene]])
*''Gregorio'' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]])
*''Григорій'' (Hryhoriy) ([[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]])
*''그레고리''([[Korean language|Korean]])
*''Գրիգոր'' (Krikor-[[Western Armenian language|Western Armenian]], Griqor-[[Eastern Armenian language|Eastern Armenian]])
==People==
===Religious leaders===
*[[Gregory the Illuminator]]
*[[Gregory Thaumaturgus]] (Gregory the Wonderworker)
*[[Gregory of Nyssa]]
*[[Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder|Gregory Nazianzus the Elder]], Bishop of Nazianzus
*[[Gregory of Nazianzus|Gregory Nazianzus, Patriarch of Constantinople]]
*[[Gregory of Utrecht]]
*[[Gregory Palamas]]
*[[Patriarch Gregory II of Constantinople]]
*[[Gregory III of Constantinople|Patriarch Gregory III of Constantinople]]
*[[Gregory IV of Constantinople|Patriarch Gregory IV of Constantinople]]
*[[Gregory of Cappadocia|Gregory of Cappadocia, Patriarch of Alexandria]]
*[[Patriarch Gregory III of Alexandria|Patriarch Gregory I of Alexandria]]
*[[Patriarch Gregory II of Alexandria]]
*[[Patriarch Gregory III of Alexandria]]
*[[Patriarch Gregory IV of Alexandria]]
*[[Patriarch Gregory V of Alexandria]]
===Popes===
*[[Pope Gregory I|Saint Gregory I]] (Gregory the Great), (pope 590-604, after whom the [[Gregorian chant]] is named)
*[[Pope Gregory II|Gregory II]], (pope 716-731)
*[[Pope Gregory III|Gregory III]], (pope 731-741)
*[[Pope Gregory IV|Gregory IV]], (pope 827-844)
*[[Pope Gregory V|Gregory V]], (pope 996-999)
*[[Pope Gregory VI|Gregory VI]], (pope 1044-1046)
*[[Pope Gregory VII|Gregory VII]], (pope 1073-1085)
*[[Pope Gregory VIII|Gregory VIII]], (pope 1187)
*[[Pope Gregory IX|Gregory IX]], (pope 1227-1241)
*[[Pope Gregory X|Gregory X]], (pope 1271-1276)
*[[Pope Gregory XI|Gregory XI]], (pope 1370-1378)
*[[Pope Gregory XII|Gregory XII]], (pope 1406-1409)
*[[Pope Gregory XIII|Gregory XIII]], (pope 1582–1585, after whom the [[Gregorian calendar]] is named)
*[[Pope Gregory XIV|Gregory XIV]], (pope 1590-1591)
*[[Pope Gregory XV|Gregory XV]], (pope 1621-1623)
*[[Pope Gregory XVI|Gregory XVI]], (pope 1831-1846)
===Other people===
:''For Gregory as surname, see [[Gregory (surname)]]''
*[[Gregory of Tours]], historian
*[[Gregory of Narek]], philosopher, poet
*[[Gregory of Benevento]], duke
*[[Gregory I of Naples|Gregory I]], Duke of Naples (739-755)
*[[Gregory II of Naples|Gregory II]], Duke of Naples (767-794)
*[[Gregory III of Naples|Gregory III]], Duke of Naples (864 – 870)
*[[Gregory IV of Naples|Gregory IV]], Duke of Naples (898 – 915)
*[[Gregory of Nin]], Christian bishop, reformer
*[[Gregory Peck]], actor (1916 - 2003)
*[[Gregor Maček]], Slovenian baroc architect (1682 - 1745)
===Fictional characters===
*[[Inquisitor (Warhammer 40,000)|Inquisitor]] [[Gregor Eisenhorn]], the title character in the novel series ''Eisenhorn'', by [[Dan Abnett]].
*[[Gregory Goyle]], a fictional character from the best selling books ''[[Harry Potter]]''
*[[Gregory House]], the name of the main character of ''[[House]]''
*[[Gregor Samsa]], main character of Franz Kafka's novella ''[[The Metamorphosis]]''
*[[Greg Sanders|Gregory Sanders]], a forensic detective in the show ''[[CSI:Crime Scene Investigation]]''
*[[Gregor Vorbarra]], the Emperor of the Barrayaran Imperium in Lois McMaster Bujold's ''[[Vorkosigan Saga]]''
*[[Gregory of Yardale]], a character from [[South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut]]
*[[Gregorius Nekschot]], a [[pseudonym]] of an anonymous and prosecuted Dutch cartoonist
*Gregor, the protagonist of ''[[The Underland Chronicles]]''
*Gregory, [[Jean Girard]]'s husband in the movie ''[[Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby]]''
*Gregory, a servant of Lord Capulet in Shakespeare's ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''
*Sargent Gregorius, a character from Dan Simmons' novels [[Endymion (Hyperion Cantos)|Endymion]] and [[The Rise of Endymion]]
*Gregory, a cricket from the ''[[Dragon Ball (franchise)|Dragon Ball]]'' manga and anime series.
*Reverend Gregorius, the antagonist in [[Hjalmar Söderberg]]'s novel [[Doctor Glas]].
==Others==
*The [[Scottish clan]] [[Clan MacGregor|MacGregor]] means "Son of Gregor."
*[[Gregory County, South Dakota]]
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