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Gregory m. Greek γρηγόριος 'watchful, alert' from Greek γρηγoρεῖν 'to watch'.

The name of 14 medieval popes, 6 patriarchs of Constantinople and Alexandria, a number of early church fathers, and a number of saints in both the Western and Eastern churches.

Austria
Latin
● 1074x1087 Gregorii (gen) UrkStyria 77
Belgium
Dutch
● 1597x1598 Gregoris BoonenGes p. 380, Gregorius ibid. p. 323
Croatia
Croatian
● 1597 Gergur Susedgrad1597 p. 30, Gergwr ibid. p. 30, Gregor ibid. p. 30, Gregorius ibid. p. 30, Gregur ibid. p. 30, Gregwr ibid. p. 30
Czech Republic
Latin
● 1376 Gregorius (nom) LDFPUP1 p. 31
Denmark
Danish
● 1581 Gregers KD-1 no. 362, Gregoriusses (gen) ibid. no. 362
England
Latin
● 1189 Gregorius (nom) GASurv p. 223; 1222 Gregorius (nom) StPaulDom p. 1; 1246 Gregorius (nom) PSS-II p. 6; 1279–80 Gregorio (abl) WaHR-SK p. 40, Gregorius (nom) ibid. p. 40; 1325 Gregorio (abl) CTG-6 80, p. 302; 1340xc1450 Gregorius (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 8; 1377 Gregorius (nom) FenPT-2 p. 5; 1381 Gregorius (nom) ibid. p. 8; 1540 Gregory SA12 p. 3; 1562 Gregorij (gen) RegSoABap p. 6; 1572 Gregorij (gen) RegPat p. 31
Early Modern English
● 1530 Gregory LIWill-III p. 15; 1542 Gregory DEmar-vol1 p. 78, RegIng p. 2; 1543 Gregory BarnstapleBap p. 3; 1557 Gregory bruton1 p. 28; 1569 Gregorie SurMus II, Gregory BEmar-vol2 p. 30, SurMus p. 148; 1570 Gregorie RegPat p. 1; 1571 Gregorie BEmar-vol2 p. 95, Gregorye ibid. p. 2; 1572 Gregorie RegPat p. 31; 1572/3 Gregory SurMus p. 165; 1574 Grigore ibid. p. 179; 1575 Grigory RegBath p. 3; 1576 Gregorie RegBisham p. 4; 1577 Gregorie StAnthonlin p. 25, Gregory ibid. p. 26, Grigory RegBath p. 3; 1578 Gregory StAnthonlin p. 26; 1582 Gregorie RegBisham p. 4; 1583/4 Gregorie SurMus III; 1583 Gregory StAnthonlin p. 30, SurMus p. 186; 1583/4 Gregory ibid. p. 33, Gregorye ibid. p. 33, Grogorie ibid. p. 93; 1584 Gregorie ibid. p. 194, Gregory DEmar-vol2 p. 10, StAnthonlin p. 31; 1586 Gregory DEmar-vol2 p. 12; 1587 Gregory ibid. p. 13; 1589/90 Gregory HWCP2 p. 5; 1589 Gregory RegSoAMar p. 14; 1590 Gregory DEmar-vol2 p. 21; 1593 Gregorie RegPat p. 4; 1595 Gregory StAnthonlin p. 37; 1596 Gregory DEmar-vol2 p. 35
Middle French
● 1580 gregoire WCS p. 15; 1590 Gregoire ibid. p. 90; 1594 Gregoire ibid. p. 25; 1595 Gregoire ibid. p. 51; 1597 Gregoire ibid. p. 52; 1598 Gregoire ibid. p. 106
Walloon
● 1591 Gregoire RWC p. 563
Estonia
Early Modern Swedish
◑ 1565 Gregis (nom) Hiiumaa p. 80; 1577 Greiß (nom) ibid. p. 126; 1583 Greß (nom) ibid. p. 126; 1587 Greys (nom) ibid. p. 126
Finland
Early Modern Swedish
◑ 1548 Grers (nom) Audén1980 p. 168
France
Latin
● c680 Gregorio (abl) CartYonne1 VIII; c823 Gregorius (nom) irminon-vol2 54, Ved; 980 Gregorius (nom) NotSLdN p. 247; 1079x1081 Gregorio (abl) CartNDSaintes XXI; 1090 Gregorius (nom) CartSPL1 VII; 1132 Gregorius (nom) clairvaux-12thc 5; 1141 Gregorius (nom) CartNDSaintes VII; 1146 Gregorius (nom) ibid. VIII; 1209 Gregorii (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LII; 1229 Gregorius (nom) CDT1 VII; 1273 Gregorius (nom) NDParisII 2-XLIII; 1275 Gregorius (nom) HAP p. 364; 1373 Gregorius (nom) AM6 p. 13; 1378 Gregorii (gen) hanquetvol1 29, Gregorio (abl) ibid. 7, Gregorium (acc) ibid. 23, Gregorius (nom) ibid. 6
Old French
● 1301 Grigoire (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 286; 1313 Grigoire Paris1313 p. 160
Middle French
● 1404 Gregoire HistHdVParis no. 4; 1418 Gregoire HGParis p. 383; 1466 Grégoire HistHdVParis no. 5
Germany
Latin
● 989 Gregorii (gen) HambUrk-vol1 LII; 997 Gregorij (gen) quix-vol1 49, Gregorius (nom) ibid. 49; 1174 Gregorius (nom) ibid. 32; 1216 Gregorius (nom) hennes-vol1 25; 1229 Gregorio (abl) CDL-1.1.1 X; 1394 Gregorii (gen) SMM p. 171, Gregorius (nom) ibid. p. 187; 1400 Gregorii (gen) mairhofer DCLXVI, Gregorius (nom) ibid. DCLXVI
Hungary
Latin
● 1324 Gregorii (gen) CDH-VIII-II CCLXX
Ireland
Latin
● fin12thC Gregorius (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 11
Italy
Latin
● 960 gregorius (nom) CDC-II CCXI; 1075 Gregorii (gen) CartSPL1 IV, Gregorius (nom) ibid. IV; 1079 Gregorius (nom) ibid. V; 1113 Gregorius (nom) CartNDJosaphat II; 1138 Gregorius (nom) HAP p. 331; 1142 Gregorius (nom) ibid. p. 333; 1220 Gregorius (nom) hennes-vol1 49; 1224 Gregorius (nom) UrkRott-1 17; 1227 Gregorius (nom) CDT1 IV, HAP p. 352; 1229 Gregorii (gen) CDT1 XI; 1230 Gregorius (nom) ibid. XII; 1234 Gregorius (nom) HAP p. 353, POSDu I; 1235 Gregorius (nom) HAP p. 353; 1237 Gregorius (nom) hennes-vol1 97; 1272 Gregorius (nom) HAP p. 364, hennes-vol1 223; 1303 Gregorius (nom) ActDipVeneto-I-1 p. 53; 1326 Gregorio (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 446; 1369 Gregorii (gen) Livi 255; 1370 Gregorii (gen) ibid. 259; 1376 Gregorio (abl) DouGen1 p. 171; 1449 Gregorio (abl) VitAs2 X, Gregorius (nom) ibid. V; 1450 Gregorio (abl) ibid. VI; 1464 Gregorius (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI; 1527 Gregorius (nom) Rome1527 p. 84
◑ 1285 Gergoli (gen) Perugia1285 p. 158
Italian
● 1513x1521 Gregorio LeoX p. 13
Lithuania
Polish
◑ 1551x1555 Griga (gen) Kaunas2006 p. 84, Grigas (nom) ibid. p. 84, Grigu (dat) ibid. p. 83, 85, Grik (nom) ibid. p. 82, 85
The Netherlands
Latin
● c765 Gregorium (acc) OrkGZ no. 8, Gregorius (nom) ibid. no. 8
Poland
Latin
● 1228 Gregorius (nom) hennes-vol1 p. 81; 1232 Gregorius (nom) CDT1 XIII; 1437 Gregorio (dat) CDP2-2 CCCLXXXIX; 1553 Gregorius (nom) ibid. CCCCXVI
Portugal
Latin
● 1228 Gregorii (gen) PHGCRP-I no. 14; 1238 Gregorius (nom) ibid. no. 22
Portuguese-Galician
● 1238 Gregorio PHGCRP-I no. 22b
Scotland
Latin
● c1120 Gregorius (nom) ESC XXXVI; 1124 Gregorio (abl) ibid. XLIX
Scots
● 1376 Gregorio (dat) morton-vol1 16
Spain
Catalan
● 1510 Gregori valencia1510 4655, Gregorio ibid. 3664
Spanish
● 1575 Gregorio Catalogo-5.2 3857; 1576 Gregorio ibid. 3918
Sweden
Latin
● 1337 Gregorius (nom) SDHK 4361; 1350 Gregorii (gen) ibid. no. 6037, Gregorio (dat) ibid. no. 6010, Gregoris (gen) ibid. no. 6020; 1383 Gregorius (nom) SRA-vol2 no. 1900; 1418 Gregorii (gen) SDHK 19181
Old Swedish
● 1359 Gregors (nom) SDHK no. 7548; 1376 Greghirs (nom) ibid. no. 10824; 1383 Gregers SRA-vol2 no. 1934, Gregros (gen) ibid. no. 1933; 1413 Gregorius (nom) SDHK no. 18026
Early Modern Swedish
● 1536 Gregers (nom) HGS p. 157; 1537 Gregers (nom) ibid. p. 157; 1540 Gregil (gen) ibid. p. 158; 1542 Gregels (nom) ibid. p. 158
Switzerland
Latin
● 1235 Gregorii (gen) CLC p. 40, Gregorius (nom) ibid. p. 40
Cite as: A. Brown, G. Grim, R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Gregory". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Gregory.