Gregory

== English == === Etymology === Via Latin Grēgorius, from post-classical Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios, “watchful, vigilant”), from Ancient Greek ἐγείρω (egeírō, “awaken, arouse”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɛɡəɹi/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɛɡ(ə)ɹi/ === Proper noun === Gregory (countable and uncountable, plural Gregorys) A male given name from Ancient Greek. A surname originating as a patronymic. A small town on the Gregory River in the Shire of Burke, Queensland, Australia. A small town and port in the Shire of Northampton, Western Australia. A city in Gregory County, South Dakota, United States. Synonym of Hopewell, Gibson County, Tennessee. A city in San Patricio County, Texas, United States. ==== Usage notes ==== Name of early saints, and of 16 popes. Used since Middle Ages; popular in the mid-twentieth century. ==== Quotations ==== : Act V, Scene III: Turk Gregory never did such deeds in arms as I have done this day. ==== Derived terms ==== Gregory County Gregory Hills Stoke St Gregory ==== Related terms ==== Greg, Gregg, Gregor Grigory ==== Descendants ==== → French: Grégory → Hawaiian: Kelekolio → Māori: Kerekori ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Gregory (plural Gregorys) (Cockney rhyming slang) Shortened form of Gregory Peck, a neck