First names in Hebrew

First name Gregory: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

גרגורי

Gematria value: 422

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Gregory is written גרגורי

Meaning and origin

What does Gregory mean?

Meaning: "watchful"
Origin: Greek

Gregory comes from the Greek Gregorios, from gregorein, "to be watchful, awake". It has been used in every European language for centuries and was popular in America in the 1960s and 1970s. Greg is its short form.

Gematria

Gregory = 422

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. גרגורי has 6 letters:

• גthe letter Gimel3
• רthe letter Resh200
• גthe letter Gimel3
• וthe letter Vav6
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total422

The verse of the name

From the letter Gimel to the letter Yod

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Gregory, from ג to י:

גַּם כִּי־אֵלֵךְ בְּגֵיא צַלְמָוֶת לֹא־אִירָא רָע כִּי־אַתָּה עִמָּדִי שִׁבְטְךָ וּמִשְׁעַנְתֶּךָ הֵמָּה יְנַחֲמֻנִי׃

“Even when I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no harm, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”

Psalms 23:4

The book of your first name

Gregory, in nine pages

• Gregory, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Gregory
• Gregory, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Gregory in three answers

How do you write Gregory in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Gregory is written גרגורי.

What is the gematria value of Gregory?
Written גרגורי, Gregory is worth 422: the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Gregory mean?
Watchful (origin: Greek). Gregory comes from the Greek Gregorios, from gregorein, "to be watchful, awake". It has been used in every European language for centuries and was popular in America in the 1960s and 1970s. Greg is its short form.