gregory
/ˈɡɹɛɡ(ə)ɹi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.87 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A small town on the Gregory River in the Shire of Burke, Queensland, Australia.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "“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."
- "Emily Gregory, a Democratic small-business owner, won a special election Tuesday to represent Florida’s 87th House District, a seat that includes President Donald Trump’s Mar‑a‑Lago resort in Palm Beach County. […] The Associated Press reports that Gregory led Maples with 797 votes, or 2.4 percent, with almost all of the votes counted."
Etymology
Via Latin Grēgorius, from post-classical Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios, “watchful, vigilant”), from Ancient Greek ἐγείρω (egeírō, “awaken, arouse”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Grēgorius, Γρηγόριος, ἐγείρω
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡɹɛɡ(ə)ɹi/
- British English: /ˈɡɹɛɡəɹi/