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Gregory - Definition and Overview |
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Gregory is a common male first name. Its origin is Greek and it means "swift" . The name's popularity was spread by its use by Catholic popes.
Nickname: Greg
First names that can be interpreted as Gregory in English
A number of historically significant people were named Gregory:
Religious leaders
- Gregory the Illuminator, (Armenian saint)
- Gregory I, Pope, (pope 590-604)
- Gregory II, Pope, (pope 716-731)
- Gregory III, Patriarch of Alexandria,
- Gregory III, Patriarch of Contanstinople,
- Gregory III, Pope, (pope 731-741)
- Gregory IV, Pope, (pope 827-844)
- Gregory V, Pope, (pope 996-999)
- Gregory VI, Pope, (pope 1044-1046)
- Gregory VII, Pope, (pope 1073-1045)
- Gregory VIII, Pope, (pope 1187)
- Gregory IX, Pope, (pope 1227-1241)
- Gregory X, Pope, (pope 1271-1276)
- Gregory XI, Pope, (pope 1370-1378)
- Gregory XII, Pope, (pope 1406-1409)
- Gregory XIII, Pope, (pope 1582-1585)
- Gregory XIV, Pope, (pope 1590-1591)
- Gregory XV, Pope, (pope 1621-1623)
- Gregory XVI, Pope, (pope 1831-1846)
Others
The Scottish clan name McGregor is a derivative of Gregory.
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