Definition of "Gregory"

Gregory

/ˈɡɹɛɡəɹi/

proper noun
countable and uncountable, plural Gregorys
1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  Quotations
  The surname Graff was chosen because upscale consumers respect anything Teutonic - regard it as efficient, intelligent, and reliable. But only up to a point. A forename like Helmut or Wilhelm wouldn't have done. Too German. Too foreign. 'Gregory' scores high on the likability scale. All-American. Greg. He's one of the boys, with Teutonic ancestry.
  1990, Jonathan Kellerman, Time Bomb, page 163
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A small town on the Gregory River in the Shire of Burke, Queensland, Australia.
4. A small town and port in the Shire of Northampton, Western Australia.
5. A city in Gregory County, South Dakota, United States.
6. Synonym of Hopewell, Gibson County, Tennessee.
7. A city in San Patricio County, Texas, United States.
noun
plural Gregorys
1. (Cockney rhyming slang) Shortened form of Gregory Peck, a neck