| Meaning: | the watchful | Tools: Add to favorites Generate:
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| Name info: About the name Joris in particular | | Gender: | male |
| Languages of use: | German, Dutch, Low German |
| US 2024 rank: | not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below |
| Similarly written: | Joris, Boris, Doris, Jördis, Jorin, Joriz, Loris, Aris, Baris, Borys Details |
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| Group info: About Gregory/Gregoria, the group of names with the same origin as Joris | | 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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| Popularity: Popularity lists that contain the name Joris | | Series | Graph | Rankings |
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| Belgium prevalence | | 2013 141 |
| France | | 2002 128 |
| Lithuania | Graph | 2018 8, 2017 10 |
| Netherlands | Graph | 2017 92, 2016 98, 2015 63, 2014 87, 2013 93, 2012 73, 2011 88, 2010 79, 2009 93, 2008 78 |
| Switzerland | Graph | 2023 177, 2021 153, 2019 184, 2016 190, 1997 532 |
| Switzerland/German | Graph | 2023 134, 2022 153, 2021 113, 2020 162, 2019 130, 2018 198, 2017 148, 2016 135 |
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