Meaning of the nameGregória
- Female
- Greek origin
- Latin origin
- Gre-gó-ri-a
Gregória is the feminine form of Gregório, a name of Greek origin that came through Latin Gregorius and is linked to a word meaning 'alert'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Gregório, a name linked to Greek grḗgoros, 'alert'”
Source: Wiktionary: Gregório · Wiktionary: Gregoria · Behind the Name: Gregoria
- People (2022)
- 1,362
- Rank in Brazil
- #6,708
- Median age
- 66 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,778
- people
Gregória in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Gregória, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (323 people).
1,337 women 25 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 Gregória is most common
States with the highest share of people named Gregória in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.006%
- Maranhão 0.004%
- Pará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Maranhão | 291 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 169 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 158 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 156 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 124 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 84 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 58 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 47 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 40 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 38 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 33 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 33 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 28 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 25 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Gregória
Wiktionary records Gregoria as a feminine form of the Latin name Gregorius, of Greek origin. For the masculine form, Gregório, Wiktionary indicates a learned borrowing from Latin Gregorius, from Greek Γρηγόριος, derived from grḗgoros, 'alert'; this is the sense of the base, of which Gregória is the feminine form. Behind the Name also gives Gregoria as a feminine form of Gregorius. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,362 people named Gregória, with a median age of 66; almost all are women.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Gregório · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Gregoria · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Gregoria · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wikcionário: Gregória · pt.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Gregória
What does the name Gregória mean?
Gregória means “feminine form of Gregório, a name linked to Greek grḗgoros, 'alert'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Gregória in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,362 people with the first name Gregória, which ranks it number 6,708 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Gregória a boy's or a girl's name?
Gregória is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,337 women and 25 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Gregória?
Gregória is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Gregória most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.006% of the state's population is named Gregória (158 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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