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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Gregorius, from Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios), from γρήγορος (grḗgoros, alert).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾeˈɡɔ.ɾi.u/ [ɡɾeˈɡɔ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ɡɾeˈɡɔ.ɾju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾeˈɡɔ.ɾi.o/ [ɡɾeˈɡɔ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ɡɾeˈɡɔ.ɾjo/

  • Rhymes: -ɔɾiu, (faster pronunciation) -ɔɾju
  • Hyphenation: Gre‧gó‧ri‧o

Proper noun

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Gregório m

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Gregory

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Gregório”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 20062024