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The Slavic word Grigori used in the book is a transcription [18] of the Greek word ἐγρήγοροι egrḗgoroi, meaning "wakeful". [19] The Hebrew equivalent is ערים, meaning "waking", "awake". [20] Chapter 18 presents the Grigori as countless soldiers of human appearance, "their size being greater than that of great giants".
The masculine first name Gregory or Grégory derives from the Latin name "Gregorius", which came from the late Greek name "Γρηγόριος" (Grēgórios) meaning "watchful, alert" (derived from "ἐγείρω" "egeiro" meaning "to awaken, arouse").
Grigori Rasputin (Hellboy), a comic book character; Grigori Daratrazanoff, a main Carpathian character in Christine Feehan's Dark series; Grigori, the name of the titular dragon in the computer game Dragon's Dogma; Grigori Panteleevich Melekhov, in And Quiet Flows the Don; Octopus Grigori, an aggressive octopus in Gravity's Rainbow
Grigorios or Gregorios (Greek: Γρηγόριος “watchful; alert; awake”, from ἐγρήγορᾰ), and the variant Grigoris (Γρηγόρης), are the Greek forms of the name Gregory.
But the Grigori are identified with the Watchers of 1 Enoch. [21] [22] The narration of the Grigori in 2 Enoch 18:1–7, who went down on to earth, married women and "befouled the earth with their deeds", resulting in their confinement under the earth, shows that the author of 2 Enoch knew about the stories in 1 Enoch. [20]
Grigor III Pahlavuni (1093–1166), Armenian catholicos; Grigor Artsruni (1845–1892), Armenian journalist; Grigor Dimitrov (born 1991), Bulgarian tennis player; Grigor Gurzadyan (1922–2014), Armenian astronomer
Armârôs (Aramaic: תרמני, Greek: Αρεαρώς, Arearṓs) was the 11th watcher on a list of 20 leaders of a group of 200 [citation needed] fallen angels called Grigori or "Watchers" in the Book of Enoch. The name means "cursed one" or "accursed one". [1]
Rodion Malinovsky, Soviet front commander, WWII, Minister of Defence [14] (Jewish origin is disputed) Mark Natanson, revolutionary [61] Alexander Parvus, revolutionary [8] [62] Grigoriy Plaskov, Soviet artillery lieutenant; Sidney Reilly (born Shlomo Rosenblum), Ukrainian-born adventurer and Secret Intelligence Service agent [63]