Gregory
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Shortened form of Gregory Peck, a neck Cockney, slang
- 1 A male given name from Ancient Greek. countable, uncountable
"The surname Graff was chosen because upscale consumers respect anything Teutonic - regard it as efficient, intelligent, and reliable. But only up to a point. A forename like Helmut or Wilhelm wouldn't have done. Too German. Too foreign. 'Gregory' scores high on the likability scale. All-American. Greg. He's one of the boys, with Teutonic ancestry."
- 2 A surname originating as a patronymic. countable, uncountable
"“The analyses are very convincing and we no longer have any doubts that these are the wrecks of the two Danish slave ships,” said marine archaeologist David Gregory, a research professor and head of the new maritime research center, Njord, at the National Museum of Denmark, in the news release. […] Gregory led the excavations alongside marine archaeologist Andreas Kallmeyer Bloch, who is also a curator at the National Museum."
- 3 A small town on the Gregory River in the Shire of Burke, Queensland, Australia. countable, uncountable
- 4 A small town and port in the Shire of Northampton, Western Australia. countable, uncountable
- 5 A city in Gregory County, South Dakota, United States. countable, uncountable
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- 6 Synonym of Hopewell, Gibson County, Tennessee. countable, uncountable
- 7 A city in San Patricio County, Texas, United States. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"On Tuesday evening I received telegrams from both Colonel Ross, the owner of the horse, and from Inspector Gregory, who is looking after the case, inviting my co-operation."
Etymology
Via Latin Grēgorius, from post-classical Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios, “watchful, vigilant”), from Ancient Greek ἐγείρω (egeírō, “awaken, arouse”).
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