Gregorius
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Gregorius.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gregorius
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gregorius is the 60347th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 334 individuals. Gregorius is most common among White (92.81%) individuals.
Latin
Etymology
From post-classical Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios, “watchful, vigilant”), from Ancient Greek ἐγείρω (egeírō, “awaken, arouse”).
Proper noun
Grēgorius m sg (genitive Grēgoriī or Grēgorī); second declension
- a male given name
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Grēgorius |
| genitive | Grēgoriī Grēgorī1 |
| dative | Grēgoriō |
| accusative | Grēgorium |
| ablative | Grēgoriō |
| vocative | Grēgorī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Old English
Etymology
From Latin Grēgorius, from Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios).
Proper noun
Gregorius m
- a male given name
- Pope Gregory I
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Gregorius | — |
| accusative | Gregorius | — |
| genitive | Gregories | — |
| dative | Gregorie | — |
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “Gregorius”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.