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Baby Name Gregory |
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| Meaning of Gregory - What does the name Gregory means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| greg-or-ee |  |
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Boy Name |
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Scottish |
| Name Meaning: |
From the Late Latin Gregorius, a cognate of the Greek Gregorios (vigilant, a watchman), which is derived from the verb egeirein (to awaken). Gregory, a popular name among the early Christians, was borne by several early saints and many popes. In 1582 Pope Gregory XIII introduced the Gregorian calendar, a corrected form of the Julian calendar which is now used in most countries of the world |
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English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Shortened forms: | Greg, Gregg, Greig |
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