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Gregory

proper noun

  1. male given name
  2. family name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹɛɡəɹi/ / /ˈɡɹɛɡ(ə)ɹi/

name

Etymology: Via Latin Grēgorius, from post-classical Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios, “watchful, vigilant”), from Ancient Greek ἐγείρω (egeírō, “awaken, arouse”).

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.

    “The surname Graff was chosen because upscale consumers respect anything Teutonic - regard it as efficient, intelligent, and reliable. But only up to a point. A forename like Helmut or Wilhelm wouldn't have done. Too German. Too foreign. 'Gregory' scores high on the likability scale. All-American. Greg. He's one of the boys, with Teutonic ancestry.”

  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

    ““The analyses are very convincing and we no longer have any doubts that these are the wrecks of the two Danish slave ships,” said marine archaeologist David Gregory, a research professor and head of the new maritime research center, Njord, at the National Museum of Denmark, in the news release. […] Gregory led the excavations alongside marine archaeologist Andreas Kallmeyer Bloch, who is also a curator at the National Museum.”

    “Emily Gregory, a Democratic small-business owner, won a special election Tuesday to represent Florida’s 87th House District, a seat that includes President Donald Trump’s Mar‑a‑Lago resort in Palm Beach County. […] The Associated Press reports that Gregory led Maples with 797 votes, or 2.4 percent, with almost all of the votes counted.”

  3. A small town on the Gregory River in the Shire of Burke, Queensland, Australia.
  4. A small town and port in the Shire of Northampton, Western Australia.
  5. A place in the United States:
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noun

Etymology: Via Latin Grēgorius, from post-classical Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios, “watchful, vigilant”), from Ancient Greek ἐγείρω (egeírō, “awaken, arouse”).

  1. Shortened form of Gregory Peck, a neck