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Meaning of the nameGregori

Gregori and Gregory are male forms of the name Gregório, from Latin Gregorius, which comes from Greek and means 'vigilant, watchful'.

Meaning

“vigilant, watchful”

Source: Wiktionary: Gregory · Wiktionary: Gregório · Behind the Name: Gregory

People (2022)
3,856
Rank in Brazil
#3,275
Median age
21 years
2010 Census
4,051
people

Gregori in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Gregori, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,120 people).

36 women 3,820 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Gregori is most common

States with the highest share of people named Gregori in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.012%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.007%
  3. Paraná 0.003%
  4. São Paulo 0.002%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul1,3310.012%
São Paulo7330.002%
Santa Catarina5430.007%
Paraná3690.003%
Minas Gerais1710.001%
Rio de Janeiro990.001%
Goiás850.001%
Bahia770.001%
Pará420.001%
Maranhão420.001%
Amazonas410.001%
Mato Grosso410.001%
Espírito Santo390.001%
Roraima360.006%
Mato Grosso do Sul340.001%
Ceará310.000%
Distrito Federal250.001%
Rondônia240.002%
Pernambuco220.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Gregori

Gregory is the English form of Latin Gregorius, which comes from Greek Grēgórios, linked to grḗgoros, 'alert'; Gregori is the Catalan form of the same name. In Portuguese the traditional form is Gregório. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,618 people named Gregory and 3,856 named Gregori. Both spellings are proportionally most common in Rio Grande do Sul, and almost all of those recorded were born from 1980 onward.

Ends in -i, like the Catalan form of the name; it is the less frequent of the two.

Other spellings of Gregori

SpellingPeople (2022)
Gregory5,618
Gregori3,856

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Gregory · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Gregório · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Gregory · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: Gregori (catalão) · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Gregori

What does the name Gregori mean?

Gregori means “vigilant, watchful”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Gregori in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,856 people with the first name Gregori, which ranks it number 3,275 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Gregori a boy's or a girl's name?

Gregori is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 36 women and 3,820 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Gregori?

Gregori is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Gregori most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.012% of the state's population is named Gregori (1,331 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Gregori?

Gregory. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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