/ http://www.slideshare.net/images/logo.gif / 際際滷Share feed for 際際滷shows by User: gregoryorphanou https://public.slidesharecdn.com/v2/images/profile-picture.png English form of Latin Gregorius, which was from the Late Greek name ����侶粒凌��旅凌�� (Gregorios), derived from 粒��侶粒凌��凌�� (gregoros) meaning "watchful, alert". This name was popular among early Christains, being borne by a number of important saints including Saint Gregory Thaumaturgus (3rd century), Saint Gregory of Nyssa (4th century), Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (4th century), and Saint Gregory of Tours (6th century). It was also borne by the 6th-century pope Saint Gregory I the Great, a reformer and Doctor of the Church, as well as 15 subsequent popes. Due to the renown of the saints by this name, Gregory (in various spellings) has remained common in the Christian world through