Gregor

Gregor (from Greek γρηγορέω, grēgoreō , "I watch, I am on my guard"; noun: "guardian, guardian, shepherd") is a male given name . Gregoria , the feminine form of the name, is mainly found in the Romance-speaking area. The name also occurs as a family name .

Etymologically related is the Latin grex ("herd") and egregius (literally: "lifted out of the herd"; what is meant is: "outstanding").

name day

January 2nd Gregor von Nazianz , “the theologian”, doctor of the church
January 10th Gregory of Nyssa , Doctor of the Church
February 11, Gregory II , † February 11, 731
February 12th Gregory II.
May 25th Gregory VII , Pope (1073-1085)
August 25th Gregor von Pfalzel , † August 25th around 777
September 3, Gregory I the Great
September 30th Gregory the Illuminator
November 17th Gregory the Wonderworker
November 17th Gregory of Tours

variants

Albanian: Grigor
Armenian: (Գրիգոր), Eastern Armenian Grigor [ ɡɾiˈkʰɔɾ ], Western Armenian Krikor due to the Western Armenian sound shift

Bulgarian: Grigor (Григор)

Danish: Gregers , Joris

English: Gregory , Greg

Faroese: Grækaris

Finnish: Reijo

French: Grégoire , Grigaut

Frisian: Joris

Georgian: Grigoli (გრიგოლ)

Greek: Grēgórios / Grigórios (Γρηγόριος), Grēgórēs / Grigóris (Γρηγόρης)

Hawaiian : Kelekolio

Irish: Gréagóir

Italian, Spanish: Gregorio

Croatian: Grgur , Grgo, Grga

Latin: Gregorius

Lithuanian: Gregoras, Gregorijus, Grigaliūnas , Grigalius

Macedonian: Grigur (Григур)

Dutch: Joris

Upper Sorbian: Hrjehor

Polish: Grzegorz [ ˈɡʐɛɡɔʂ ], pet forms: Grzesiek, Grześ

Portuguese: Gregório

Romanian: Grigore , Gligor

Russian: Grigóri (Григорий); Pet forms : Gríscha (Гриша), Gríschenka (Гришенька), Grínja (Гриня), Górja (Горя), Grischúnja (Гришуня), Grischúta (Гуришута), Grischúnka), Grischúnka disparaging: Gríschka (Гришка), Grischúcha (Гришуха); as patronymic: Grigórjewitsch (Григорьевич), Grigóritsch (Григорич), Grigórjewna (Григорьевна), Grigórna (Григорьна)

Swedish: Greger

Serbian: Grigorije / Григорије, Gligorije / Глигорије

Slovenian: Grega , Gregor

Czech: Řehoř

Hungarian: Gergely , Gergő , Gerő

Ukrainian: Hryhori (Григорій), Hryhir (Григір); Pet forms: Hryz (Гриць), Hryzyk (Грицик), Hryzko (Грицько), Hryn (Гринь), Hrynko (Гринько)

Welsh: Grigor

Belarusian: Ryhor (Рыгор)

Name bearer

Popes and counter-popes

Gregory I , "the great", Doctor of the Church (590–604)
Gregory II (Pope) (715-731)
Gregory III. (Pope) (731-741)
Gregory IV (827-844)
Gregory V (Pope) (996–999)
Gregory VI. (Antipope) (1012)
Gregory VI. (Pope) (1045-1046)
Gregory VII (Hildebrand), (1073-1084)
Gregory VIII (antipope) (1118–1121)
Gregory VIII (Pope) (1187)
Gregory IX. (1227-1241)
Gregory X. (1271-1276)
Gregory XI. (1370-1378)
Gregory XII. (1406-1415)
Gregory XIII. (1572–1585)
Gregory XIV (1590–1591)
Gregory XV. (1621-1623)
Gregory XVI. (1831-1846)

Patriarch of Constantinople

Gregory of Nazianz (379–381)
Gregory II (Patriarch) (1283-1289)
Gregory III. Mammas (1443-1450)
Gregory IV (Patriarch) (1623)
Gregory V (Patriarch) (1797–1798, 1806–1808, 1818–1821)
Gregory VI. (Patriarch) (1835-1840, 1867-1871)
Gregory VII (Patriarch) (1923-1924)

Patriarchs of the Armenian Apostolic Church

St. Gregory the Illuminator (term 301-325)
Gregory II. Vkayaser , the martyr friend (term of office 1066–1105)
Gregory III. (Term of office 1113–1166)
Gregory IV the Young (term of office 1173–1193)
Gregory V (term of office 1193–1194)
Gregory VI. (Term of office 1194–1203)
Gregory VII (term of office 1293–1307)
Gregory VIII (term of office 1411-1418)
Gregory IX. (Term of office 1439–1441)
Gregor X. (term of office 1443–1465)
Gregory XI. (Term of office 1536–1545)
Gregory XII. (Term of office 1576–1590)

Single name

Gregory the Wonderworker , Bishop of Neocäsarea (213–270)
Gregory of Spoleto († around 303)
Gregory of Nazianz Bishop Gregory of Nazianz (* around 280; † 374)
Gregory of Nyssa (around 335–394), Doctor of the Church
Gregory of Elvira (392), bishop
Gregory of Tours (538-594), bishop
Gregory of Carthage († 647/48), Exarch
Gregorius , Duke of Benevento from 732 to 739
Gregory of Utrecht (707-775)
Gregor von Pfalzel (707-776)
Gregory of Nin (Croatian Grgur Ninski), from around 900 to 929 Bishop of Nin and Chancellor of the Croatian Kingdom
Gregor von Burtscheid († 998/999) monk
Gregor von Narek (951–1003), Armenian monk and writer
Gregor Palamas (1296-1359), Orthodox theologian and saint
Gregory of Rimini (1300-1358)
Gregory Sinaites (1346)
Gregor Schenk von Osterwitz († 1403), Archbishop of Salzburg
Gregory of Valencia (1549–1603)
Gregor von Rezzori (1914–1998), German-speaking writer
Gregory (Hagiographer) , presbyter
Gregory of Agrigento
Gregory of Antioch
Gregory of Kaskar
Gregory III. (Porto) († 991), Cardinal Bishop of Porto
Gregor A. Gregorius (1888 or 1890–1964), the lodge name of Eugen Grosche, founder of the Fraternitas Saturni

First name

Gregor von Bochmann the Elder J. (1878-1914), German sculptor
Gregor Braun (* 1955), German racing cyclist
Gregor Eibes (* 1960), German local politician
Gregor I. Gans († 1701), German Benedictine abbot
Gregor Gysi (* 1948), German politician
Gregor Hoop (1964–1990), Liechtenstein ski racer
Gregor Kobel (* 1997), Swiss football goalkeeper
Gregor Kuhn (* unknown; † 1922), German racing car driver
Gregor Laschen (1941–2018), German poet, writer and editor
Greg LeMond (* 1961), American cyclist, Tour de France winner
Gregor Linßen (* 1966), German songwriter
Gregor Luthe (* 1970), German chemist, toxicologist, inventor and entrepreneur
Gregor Mendel (1822–1884), Austrian botanist
Gregor Morfill (* 1945), German physicist
Greg Müller (* 1971), Canadian-German ice hockey and poker player
Gregory Peck (1916–2003), American actor
Gregor Schlierenzauer (* 1990), Austrian ski jumper
Gregor Staub (* 1954), Swiss memory trainer
Gregor Steinbrenner (* 1969), German television presenter
Gregor Strasser (1892–1934), German politician

family name

Adalbert Gregor (1878–1971), German psychiatrist
Alexander Gregor (* 1969), German actor and presenter
Andreas Gregor (* 1955), German rower
Bogdan Gregor (* 1943), Polish economist and Vice-Rector of the University of Łódź
Bohumil Gregor (1926–2005), Czech conductor
Christian Gregor (1723–1801), German song writer
Erika Gregor (* 1935), German cinema operator
Florian Gregor , German film producer and screenwriter
František Gregor (1938–2013), Czechoslovak ice hockey player
Gerhard Gregor (1906–1981), German organist and pianist
Hans Gregor (1866–1945), German actor, director and theater manager
Hans Gregor (life reformer) (1897–1935), German life reformer and functionary of the health food movement
Horst-Günter Gregor (1938–1995), German swimming athlete
Isabella Gregor (* 1962), Austrian actress and director
Josef Gregor (1903–1987), German classical philologist and music teacher
Joseph Gregor (1888–1960), Austrian theater scholar
József Gregor (1940–2006), Hungarian opera singer
Kurt Gregor (1907–1990), German politician and minister (SED)
Lutz Gregor (* 1952), German filmmaker
Martin Gregor-Dellin (1926–1988), German writer
Martina Gregor-Ness (* 1959), German politician (SPD), member of the state parliament in Brandenburg
Noah Gregor (* 1998), Canadian ice hockey player
Nora Gregor (1901–1949), Austrian actress
Pascal Gregor (* 1994), Danish football player
Radek Gregor (* 1970), Czech badminton player
Riccarda Gregor-Grieshaber (1907–1985), German artist and author
Sabrina Mockenhaupt-Gregor (* 1980), German long-distance runner
Susanne Gregor (* 1981), Austrian writer of Slovak origin
Thomas Gregor (* 1956), German botanist
Ulrich Gregor (* 1932), German film historian, author and festival director
Valentin Gregor (* 1963), German jazz musician
Werner Gregor (1896–1971), German diplomat
William Gregor (1761–1817), English clergyman and mineralogist

stage name

Manfred Gregor , author's pseudonym of Gregor Dorfmeister (1929–2018), German journalist and writer

Fictional characters

Gregor Samsa, main character in Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis
Gregor is the name of the title character in a series of children's books by the author Suzanne Collins

Individual evidence