# Γρηγόριος
## Ancient Greek
### Etymology

From γρήγορος (grḗgoros, “watchful; alert; awake”) +‎ -ιος (-ios), from ἐγρήγορᾰ (egrḗgora) (perfect form used as present) of ἐγείρω (egeírō).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɣriˈɣo.ri.os/ → /ɣriˈɣo.ri.os/
* (1st CE Egyptian) IPA: /ɡre̝ˈɡo.ri.os/
* (4th CE Koine) IPA: /ɣriˈɣo.ri.os/
* (10th CE Byzantine) IPA: /ɣriˈɣo.ri.os/
* (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA: /ɣriˈɣo.ri.os/

### Proper noun

Γρηγόριος • (Grēgórios) m (genitive Γρηγορῐ́ου); second declension (Koine)
* a male given name, equivalent to English Gregory used chiefly by Christians. Its sense is synonymous with ἄγρυπνος (ágrupnos, “awake”).

#### Derived terms

* Γρηγοριανός (Grēgorianós)

#### Descendants

* Greek: Γρηγόρης (Grigóris), Γρηγόριος (Grigórios) (Katharevousa)
* → Albanian: Grigor, Gërgur
* Arabic: غِرِيغُورِيُوس (ḡirīḡūriyūs)
* → Georgian: გრიგოლი (grigoli)
* → Hebrew: גרגוריוס (Gregoryos)
* → Latin: Gregorius
** → Aragonese: Gregorio
** → Asturian: Gregoriu
** → Belarusian: Рыгор (Ryhór)
** → Catalan: Gregori
** → Old Czech: Hřehoř, Hrzehorz
*** → Czech: Řehoř
** → Danish: Gregers, Greger
** → Dutch: Gregoor, Gregorius
** → English: Gregory
*** → French: Grégory
*** → Hawaiian: Kelekolio
*** → Maori: Kerekori
*** ⇒ English: Greg, Gregg
** → Faroese: Grækaris
** → Finnish: Rekorius, Krekori
*** ⇒ Finnish: Korjus
** → French: Grégoire
** → Friulian: Grivôr
** → Galician: Gregorio
** → German: Gregor
*** → Estonian: Gregor
**** ⇒ Estonian: Reigo, Reio
*** → Finnish: Gregor, Greko
**** ⇒ Finnish: Reko, Rekko
***** → Northern Sami: Riigu
***** ⇒ Finnish: Reijo, Resko, Repe, Ressu
** → Greenlandic: Krikoriusi
** → Hungarian: Gergely
*** ⇒ Hungarian: Gergő, Gerő
** → Italian: Gregorio
*** → Korean: 그레고리오 (Geuregorio)
*** → Vietnamese: Grêgôriô
** → Jutish: Grejs
** → Latvian: Gregors
** → Lithuanian: Gregoras, Gregalius
** → Neapolitan: Grevòrio
** → Norwegian: Gregers, Gregert, Greis, Gres, Gregus
** → Old Irish: Grigoir
*** → Irish: Gréagóir
*** → Scottish Gaelic: Griogair
** → Old Swedish: Gregers, Greers, Grers
*** Swedish: Gregers, Greger
** → Polish: Grzegorz
** → Portuguese: Gregório
** → Sardinian: Gregoriu, Griguori
** → Scots: Gregor
*** → English: Gregor
**** ⇒ English: Greer, Grier
** → Slovak: Gregor
** → Slovene: Grega
** → Spanish: Gregorio
*** ⇒ Spanish: Goyo
** → Venetian: Gregorio
** → Welsh: Grigor
** → Yiddish: גרעגאָרי (gregori)
* → Old Armenian: Գրիգոր (Grigor), Գրիգորիոս (Grigorios), Գրիգորիս (Grigoris), Գրիգորէս (Grigorēs)
** Armenian: Գրիգոր (Grigor)
* → Old Church Slavonic: Григории (Grigorii), Григоріи (Grigorii)
** → Bulgarian: Григор (Grigor), Григорий (Grigorij)
** → Macedonian: Глигор (Gligor), Григор (Grigor)
** → Romanian: Grigorie, Grigore
** → Russian: Григорий (Grigorij)
*** → Armenian: Գրիգորի (Grigori)
*** → Finnish: Riku
*** → Ingrian: Kikoria
*** ⇒ Russian: Гриша (Griša)
** → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: Григорије
    Latin script: Grigorije, Grgur
**   * ⇒ Serbo-Croatian:
       Latin script: Grga
** → Ukrainian: Григорій (Hryhorij)

### Further reading

* Γρηγόριος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)

## Greek
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɣɾiˈɣo.ɾi.os/
* Rhymes: -oɾios
* Hyphenation: Γρη‧γό‧ρι‧ος

### Proper noun

Γρηγόριος • (Grigórios) m (feminine Γρηγορία)
* (Katharevousa) a male given name, equivalent to English Gregory

#### Usage notes

Also used in Standard Modern Greek
* for names of hierarchs and historic figures.
* in the genitive singular, as a surname: Γρηγορίου (Grigoríou).
The plural is used when speaking of many people by this name.

#### Declension

For Katharevousa.
| | singular | plural |
| nominative | Γρηγόριος • | Γρηγόριοι • |
| genitive | Γρηγορίου • | Γρηγορίων • |
| accusative | Γρηγόριον • | Γρηγορίους • |
| vocative | Γρηγόριε • | Γρηγόριοι • |
| • Compare to modern Γρηγόρης (Grigóris) (plural οι Γρηγόρηδες (Grigórides). • Katharevousa, includes datives: τῷ Γρηγορίῳ (singular) and τοῖς Γρηγορίοις (plural). |||

#### Derived terms

* γρηγοριανό ημερολόγιο n (grigorianó imerológio, “Gregorian calendar”)