Grigor

Gender Masculine
Usage Armenian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Scripts Գրիգոր(Armenian) Григор(Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Pronounced Pron. /ɡɾi.ˈɡɔɾ/(Eastern Armenian) /kʰɾi.ˈkʰɔɾ/(Western Armenian)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Armenian, Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Gregory. This is the name of the patron saint of Armenia (known as Saint Gregory the Illuminator in English).

Related Names

VariantsKrikor(Armenian) Gligor(Macedonian)
Other Languages & CulturesRyhor(Belarusian) Grgur, Grga(Croatian) Řehoř(Czech) Gregers(Danish) Gregory, Greg, Gregg(English) Reigo(Estonian) Reijo, Reko(Finnish) Grégoire, Grégory(French) Grigol(Georgian) Gregor(German) Grigorios, Grigoris(Greek) Gergely, Gergő(Hungarian) Gréagóir(Irish) Gregorio(Italian) Gregorios, Gregorius(Late Greek) Grigorijs(Latvian) Gregers(Norwegian) Grzegorz(Polish) Gregório(Portuguese) Grigore(Romanian) Grigori, Grigorii, Grigoriy, Grigory, Grisha(Russian) Gregor, Greig(Scottish) Griogair(Scottish Gaelic) Gregor(Slovak) Grega, Gregor(Slovene) Gregorio, Goyo(Spanish) Greger(Swedish) Hrihoriy, Hryhoriy(Ukrainian)
Surname DescendantsGrigoryan, Krikorian(Armenian) Grigorov, Grigorova(Bulgarian)
User SubmissionGrigor

Popularity

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Name Days

Bulgaria: January 25

Categories

2020's Grand Slam tennis players, patron saints, rugby union Georgian Lelos, saints, watchful
Entry updated October 6, 2024