Tuesday, May 5, 2009

My surname is Grégoire. Is my name french for the Englis name Gregory or vice versa?

Grégoire or Gregory! Which one is the original?

My surname is Grégoire. Is my name french for the Englis name Gregory or vice versa?
The Greek Gregorios is the original form of this name. Gregoire is the French version, yes.





http://www.behindthename.com/name/gregor...


other related names:


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Reply:None of the two the original is Greek, Γρηγόρης (you can't really pronounce that in Engish or French because the sound Γ does not exist in those languages).





It came to the West through the Latin form "Gregorius," which was from the late Greek name "Γρηγόριος" (Gregorios), which was derived from "γήγορος" (gegoros) meaning "watchful, alert".





Generally most Christian names are either Greek or Jewish because these are the languages where the first Christian texts were written. (e.g. Helen, George, Peter= Greek,


Ann, Sarah, Mary/Maria, Samuel, Rachel, Jennifer, Daniel etc =Jewish). But in same case the pronunciation is so different it is difficult to realize the similarity.





Ah, and Γρηγόρης is also a very popular fast-food (sandwich/snacks) chain in Greece. (irrelevant)
Reply:Traditional French form of Gregory.





Gregory


English and Scottish: via Latin Gregorius from the post-classical Greek name Gregorios “watchful” (a derivative of gregorein to watch, be vigilant). The name was an extremely popular one with the early Christians, who were mindful of the instruction “be sober, be vigilant” (1 Peter 5: 8): it was borne by a number of early saints. The most important, in honour of whom the name was often bestowed from medieval times onwards, were Gregory of Nazianzen (c.329–90), Gregory of Nyssa (d. c.395), Gregory of Tours (538–94), and Pope Gregory the Great (c.540–604). The name has traditionally been particularly popular in Scotland, where it often took the form Gregor. Cognates: Irish Gaelic: Gréagóir. Scottish Gaelic: Griogair. Welsh: Grigor. French: Grégoire; Grégory (Provençal in origin, now more fashionable than the traditional form). Italian, Spanish, Portuguese: Gregorio. Dutch, Frisian: Joris. Swedish: Greger. Danish, Norwegian: Gregers. Polish: Grzegorz. Czech: Rehor. Russian: Grigori. Hungarian: Gergely. Finnish: Reijo.


Short forms: English: Greg. Scottish: Greg(g), Greig.





Pet forms: Spanish: Goyo, Goito. Russian: Grisha.


A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192800507



Reply:well I assume that as soon as a word is created, it doesnt have to be re-created in other languages, its the same word just translated.





so Grégoire and Gregory would have both existed at the same time, a long with whatever it is in all other languages in the world
Reply:Grégoire is French and is a christian name here in France, but christian names can also become family names sometimes (Martin, e.g)





Grégory is a derivative of Grégoire, whose origin is greek: Grêgorios, meaning "vigilant", "watchful"
Reply:No.





Grégoire is french for Grégoire.





Gregory is English for Gregory.





Gregory is the original - Everybody knows that the English do all the inventing and the french do all the copying...
Reply:Your French spelling is more like the original version.
Reply:yes


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