Gregory
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Origin of the name Gregory:
From the Late Latin Gregorius, a cognate of the Greek Grēgorios (vigilant, a watchman), which is derived from the verb egeirein (to awaken).
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Greg, Greig, Grisha, Rory, Ory, Egg, Gegg
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Gregory Peck, American actor
Greg Kinnear, actor
Gregory Crewdson, contemporary artist/photographer
Sixteen Popes, including Gregory I "Gregory The Great" (Saint Gregory)- Gregory in song, story & screen: | Edit
Dr. Gregory House (played by Hugh Laurie), title character of the American television drama House, M.D.
Gregory Sanders, a supporting character in the American television drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Gregory Bridgerton, hero of regency romance novel "On the Way to the Wedding" by Julia Quinn
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Global Popularity of the Name Gregory
- #208 in Canada (Quebec)
- #236 in United States
- #315 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #320 in Canada (Alberta)
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