How do you pronounce Gréagóir?

Gréagóir is pronounced “GRAY-gore”. Irish has three main dialect groups (Ulster, Connacht and Munster) and many names are said differently in each. The respellings here give the pronunciation most commonly heard in Irish English; where a well-known variant exists, both are shown.

What does the name Gréagóir mean?

Gréagóir means from Greek Grēgorios, 'watchman'.

Is Gréagóir a boy's or a girl's name?

Gréagóir is traditionally a boy's name in Ireland.

How else is Gréagóir spelled?

Other spellings and equivalents include Gregory. Irish names were written down by English-speaking clerks for centuries, which is why so many spellings survive for one name.

Boy's name

Gréagóir

“GRAY-gore”

from Greek Grēgorios, 'watchman'

Gregory

Source: Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923) ↗

The story behind the name

A name sixteen popes had borne by Woulfe's day. He says it was rather common among the early Anglo-Norman settlers but never became popular in Ireland.

Meanings follow Ó Corráin & Maguire's Irish Names and Woulfe; pronunciations give the commonest Irish-English form. Know this name better — a dialect pronunciation, a family tradition? Tell us. · All Irish names A–Z