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Gregory

(greg′ə rē)

noun

a masculine name: dim. Greg; var. Gregg; equiv. Fr. Grégoire, Ger. & Scand. Gregor, It. & Sp. Gregorio

Origin: LL Gregorius < Gr Grēgorios, lit., vigilant, hence, watchman < dial. form of egeirein, to awaken < IE base *ger-, to grow, awaken

( 540?-604); pope (590-604): his day is Sept. 3: called the Great
also called Saint Gregory I
(born Hildebrand) (1020?-85); pope (1073-85): his day is May 25
also called Saint Gregory VII
(born Ugo Buoncompagni) 1502-85; pope (1572-85)
Gregory, Lady Augusta (born Isabella Augusta Persse) 1852-1932; Ir. playwright

See Gregory in American Heritage Dictionary 4

, Lady Isabella Augusta Persse 1852-1932.

Irish playwright. She was a founder (1899) and director (1904-1932) of the Abbey Theatre, for which she wrote a number of short plays, including Spreading the News (1904).

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