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Γρηγόριος

“watchful, vigilant”

Language contexts for this entry: Greek, Ancient Greek

masculineGreek script

/ɣɾiˈɣo.ɾi.os/ · Greek

Origin: Koine Greek
2 language contexts: Greek Ancient Greek
Follow the evidence: 7 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Γρηγόριος

Γρηγόριος is a masculine given name documented in Greek and Ancient Greek. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it. It is a form of Gregory, for which English Wiktionary gives the meaning “watchful, vigilant”.

2 source accounts

Koine Greek origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “watchful, vigilant”

Inherited from Koine Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios).

Sources for this account (6)

Wiktionary: ΓρηγόριοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: ΓρηγόριοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: ΓρηγόριοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ΓρηγόριοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: ΓρηγόριοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: GregoryCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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Chinese Wiktionary accountSource-reported源自 γρήγορος (grḗgoros，“警惕的，警覺的；清醒的”) + -ιος (-ios)，源自 ἐγρήγορᾰ (egrḗgoră)（完成時形式用作現在時），源自 ἐγείρω (egeírō)。

源自 γρήγορος (grḗgoros，“警惕的，警覺的；清醒的”) + -ιος (-ios)，源自 ἐγρήγορᾰ (egrḗgoră)（完成時形式用作現在時），源自 ἐγείρω (egeírō)。

Sources for this account (1)

Chinese Wiktionary: ΓρηγόριοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Documented usage

View usage notes (4)

Masculine usage · Wikidata Q98442722
Masculine usage in Greek · Wiktionary: Γρηγόριος
Masculine usage in Ancient Greek · Wiktionary: Γρηγόριος
Masculine usage in Ancient Greek · Polish Wiktionary: Γρηγόριος

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Linguistic usage labels come from name dictionaries. They are separate from the sex categories recorded in statistical files.

Spelling and script

Written form “Γρηγόριος” in the Greek script. Wikidata item Q98442722.

Transliterations (search aids): Grēgórios, Grigórios.

Name days: 01-25 (Greece), 03-15 (Greece), 11-14 (Greece).

All pronunciation details (7)

/ɣɾiˈɣo.ɾi.os/ — Greek
/ɣɾiˈɣo.ɾi.os/ — Greek
/ɡre̝ˈɡo.ri.os/ — Ancient Greek (1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian)
/ɣriˈɣo.ri.os/ — Ancient Greek
/ɣriˈɣo.ri.os/ — Ancient Greek (10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine)
/ɣriˈɣo.ri.os/ — Ancient Greek (15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
/ɣriˈɣo.ri.os/ — Ancient Greek (4ᵗʰ CE Koine)

02 / Across borders

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Documented as a given name in Greek.

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03 / By the numbers

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04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Patriarch Grigorios V of Constantinople
died 1821
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Patriarch Grigorios VII of Constantinople
1850–1924
Patriarch of Constantinople (1850-1924)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Gregory of Nazianzus
died 389
Christian saint and theologian (c. 329 – 390)
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Gregory of Nyssa
335–395
bishop of Nyssa Christian saint
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Gregory Palamas
1296–1359
14th century Byzantine Greek cleric and theologian
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Wikipedia Wikidata source

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q98442722CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ΓρηγόριοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: ΓρηγόριοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: ΓρηγόριοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: ΓρηγόριοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: ΓρηγόριοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: GregoryCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Γρηγόριος

2 source accounts

Koine Greek origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “watchful, vigilant”

Inherited from Koine Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios).

Sources for this account (6)

Wiktionary: ΓρηγόριοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: ΓρηγόριοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: ΓρηγόριοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Turkish Wiktionary: ΓρηγόριοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: ΓρηγόριοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: GregoryCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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Sources for this account (1)

Chinese Wiktionary: ΓρηγόριοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Documented usage

View usage notes (4)

Masculine usage · Wikidata Q98442722
Masculine usage in Greek · Wiktionary: Γρηγόριος
Masculine usage in Ancient Greek · Wiktionary: Γρηγόριος
Masculine usage in Ancient Greek · Polish Wiktionary: Γρηγόριος

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Linguistic usage labels come from name dictionaries. They are separate from the sex categories recorded in statistical files.

Spelling and script

Written form “Γρηγόριος” in the Greek script. Wikidata item Q98442722.

Transliterations (search aids): Grēgórios, Grigórios.

Name days: 01-25 (Greece), 03-15 (Greece), 11-14 (Greece).

All pronunciation details (7)

/ɣɾiˈɣo.ɾi.os/ — Greek
/ɣɾiˈɣo.ɾi.os/ — Greek
/ɡre̝ˈɡo.ri.os/ — Ancient Greek (1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian)
/ɣriˈɣo.ri.os/ — Ancient Greek
/ɣriˈɣo.ri.os/ — Ancient Greek (10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine)
/ɣriˈɣo.ri.os/ — Ancient Greek (15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
/ɣriˈɣo.ri.os/ — Ancient Greek (4ᵗʰ CE Koine)

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Language records

Documented as a given name in Greek.

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History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Patriarch Grigorios V of Constantinople
died 1821
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Patriarch Grigorios VII of Constantinople
1850–1924
Patriarch of Constantinople (1850-1924)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Gregory of Nazianzus
died 389
Christian saint and theologian (c. 329 – 390)
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Gregory of Nyssa
335–395
bishop of Nyssa Christian saint
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Gregory Palamas
1296–1359
14th century Byzantine Greek cleric and theologian
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms7

Wikidata Q98442722CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: ΓρηγόριοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: ΓρηγόριοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: ΓρηγόριοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: ΓρηγόριοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: ΓρηγόριοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: GregoryCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

Γρηγόριος

About Γρηγόριος

Koine Greek origin

Where Γρηγόριος is used

Across borders

Greece

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Patriarch Grigorios V of Constantinople

Patriarch Grigorios VII of Constantinople

Gregory of Nazianzus

Gregory of Nyssa

Gregory Palamas

Gregory

Άκης

Γρηγόρης

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

Γρηγόριος

About Γρηγόριος

Koine Greek origin

Where Γρηγόριος is used

Across borders

Greece

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Patriarch Grigorios V of Constantinople

Patriarch Grigorios VII of Constantinople

Gregory of Nazianzus

Gregory of Nyssa

Gregory Palamas

Gregory

Άκης

Γρηγόρης

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Γρηγόριος

Koine Greek origin

Where Γρηγόριος is used

Across borders

Greece

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Patriarch Grigorios V of Constantinople

Patriarch Grigorios VII of Constantinople

Gregory of Nazianzus

Gregory of Nyssa

Gregory Palamas

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Gregory

Άκης

Γρηγόρης

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Γρηγόριος

Koine Greek origin

Where Γρηγόριος is used

Across borders

Greece

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Patriarch Grigorios V of Constantinople

Patriarch Grigorios VII of Constantinople

Gregory of Nazianzus

Gregory of Nyssa

Gregory Palamas

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Gregory

Άκης

Γρηγόρης

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page