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Through folk etymology, the name also became associated with Latin grex (stem greg–) meaning "flock" or "herd". This association with a shepherd who diligently guides his flock contributed to the name's popularity among monks and popes. Sixteen popes and two antipopes have used the name Gregorius, starting with Pope Gregory I (Gregory
Gregory is an English, Scottish and Slovenian surname, variants of the name include McGregor, MacGregor, Gregor, Gregson, Gregg, Grigg, Greig and may refer to: Adam Gregory (born 1985), Canadian entertainer
Gregory (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name; Gregory (surname), a surname; Gregory (The Walking Dead), fictional character from the walking dead; Gregory (Five Nights at Freddy's), main protagonist of Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
Not all Irish given names have English equivalents, though most names have an anglicised form. Some Irish names have false cognates, i.e. names that look similar but are not etymologically related, e.g. Áine is commonly accepted as the Irish equivalent of the etymologically unrelated names Anna and Anne.
It is derived from the Gaelic Mac Griogair / Mac Greagair meaning 'son of Griogar', the Gaelic form of the given name Gregory. [1] Clan MacGregor were a famous Highland Scottish clan. [ 2 ]
Grigory or Gregory Skovoroda (1722–1794), Ukrainian philosopher, poet, teacher and composer; Grigory Sokolov (born 1950), Russian pianist; Grigory Soroka (1823–1864), Russian painter; Grigory Sukochev (born 1988), Australian volleyball player; Grigory Spiridov (1713–1790), Russian admiral; Grigory Ugryumov (1764–1823), Russian painter
Greg is a masculine given name, and often a shortened form of the given name Gregory. Greg (sometimes spelled "Gregg") is also a surname. People with the name
The name is Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic MacGriogair. The Gaelic name was originally a patronym, and means "son of Griogar". The Gaelic personal name Griogar is a Gaelicised form of the name Gregory. The surname is used by members of the Scottish clan Clan Gregor, also known as Clan MacGregor.