THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Gregorio
Gregorio is recorded as a male given name in Tagalog and Cebuano. The source gives a linguistic connection through Spanish, specifically the form Gregorio.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /ɡɾeˈɡoɾjo/Standard-Tagalog
- [ɡ̠ɾɛˈɣ̠oɾ.jo]Standard-Tagalog
Gre · gor · io3 source divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗Wiktionary contributors / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Borrowed from Spanish Gregorio, a learned borrowing from Latin Grēgorius, borrowed from Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios), from γρήγορος (grḗgoros) + -ιος (-ios).
a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Gregory
Wiktionary: Gregorio (Tagalog) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
CebuanoEtymology & source
From Spanish Gregorio.
a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Gregory
Wiktionary: Gregorio (Cebuano) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
SpanishEtymology & source
Learned borrowing from Latin Grēgorius, from post-classical Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios, “watchful, vigilant”).
a male given name, equivalent to English Gregory
Wiktionary: Gregorio (Spanish) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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People with the name Gregorio
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Gregorio del Pilar
Filipino general and politician (1875-99)
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Gregorio Honasan II
Philippine military officer and politician
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
41
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
18
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Gregorio del Pilar, Gregorio Honasan II
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Gregorio in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Gregorio
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Gregoria·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Gregory♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Augorio·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Cegario·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Glecerio·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Ligorio·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Olegario♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Renerio·Recorded Philippine given-name form
What rhymes with Gregorio?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Recorded combinations with Gregorio
3 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
- Felimon Gregorio·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Felix Gregorio·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Marcos Gregorio·Recorded Philippine given-name form
Explore Gregorio further
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q18558694 — Gregorio (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Gregorio del Pilar (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q18558694 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Gregorio Honasan II (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q18558694 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Gregorio (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Gregorio (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Gregorio (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.