The first name Grégoire

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About the first name Grégoire

Meaning

The name Grégoire traditionally means “watchful” or “alert”.

Historical origin

The name Grégoire comes from Greek Gregorios, derived from gregorein “to be watchful”.

Did you know?

Grégoire is one of the names whose presence in older records is partly explained by Catholic tradition and the names of saints.

Pronunciation:gré-goirɡʁeɡw.aʁ

Frequency of the first name Grégoire by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Grégoire by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name GrégoireLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Grégoire in baptisms by year.10075502501670173818061874194220101670–1674 3 baptisms1760–1764 3 baptisms1765–1769 3 baptisms1770–1774 6 baptisms1785–1789 21 baptisms1790–1794 24 baptisms1795–1799 12 baptisms1800–1804 21 baptisms1805–1809 54 baptisms1810–1814 54 baptisms1815–1819 51 baptisms1820–1824 78 baptisms1825–1829 93 baptisms1830–1834 99 baptisms1835–1839 96 baptisms1840–1844 99 baptisms1845–1849 81 baptisms1850–1854 93 baptisms1855–1859 72 baptisms1860–1864 84 baptisms1865–1869 78 baptisms1870–1874 24 baptisms1875–1879 36 baptisms1880–1884 33 baptisms1885–1889 33 baptisms1890–1894 18 baptisms1895–1899 6 baptisms1900–1904 3 baptisms1905–1909 12 baptisms1910–1914 6 baptisms1915–1919 3 baptisms1920–1924 3 baptisms1925–1929 3 baptisms1940–1944 3 baptisms1945–1949 3 baptisms1955–1959 6 baptisms1995–1999 3 baptisms2010–2014 3 baptisms

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