| Group info: About Gregory/Gregoria, the group of names with the same origin as Grégory | | Meaning/translation: | the watchful |  | Language of origin: | Old Greek |  | Info about origin, male: | late Roman cognomen with a Greek origin |  |  | popular among the early Christians, interpreted as watchfully awaiting the return of Jesus |  |  | in the Middle Ages a very popular name for popes |  |  | until now there were 16 popes with this name |  | Words: | gregoros = watchful, alert  Old Greek |  | Topics: | Popes, Roman nickname |  | Variants' top ranks: | 8:Joris Lithuania 2018,  8:Gergö Hungary 2012,  11:Grzegorz Poland 2012,  16:Gregor Estonia 2018,  23:Gregory USA 1960-1969,  38:Gergely Hungary 2003,  61:Greg Scotland 1998,  86:Grégory France 1998,  96:Grégoire France 1998,  195:Gregg USA 1960-1969 |  | Old/original forms: | Gregorios Old Greek, Gregorius Latin |  | Name variants: | Gregoria, Jorina, Jorinde, Gergely, Gergö, Gergõ, Greg, Gregg, Grégoire, Gregor, Gregorio, Gregory, Grégory, Grigori, Grigorij, Grischa, Grzegorz, Joris   Sortable list   Details | 
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