Gregory
/ˈɡɹɛɡ(ə)ɹi/noun
Gregory is spelled G-R-E-G-O-R-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Gregory means “Shortened form of Gregory Peck, a neck” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Gregory is Gregorys.
How many letters and syllables are in Gregory?
| Letters | 7: G-R-E-G-O-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.4 times per million words; the 8,669th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Gregory?
Gregory appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Gregory?
- UK /ˈɡɹɛɡəɹi/
- US /ˈɡɹɛɡ(ə)ɹi/
Gregory has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Gregory.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Gregory
- Gregorys plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Gregory mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangShortened form of Gregory Peck, a neck
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Gregory come from?
Via Latin Grēgorius, from post-classical Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios, “watchful, vigilant”), from Ancient Greek ἐγείρω (egeírō, “awaken, arouse”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).