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George vs Gregory - What's the difference?

george | gregory |

As proper nouns the difference between george and gregory

is that george is while gregory is , an english style variant of.

As a noun george

is (slang|archaic) a coin with king george's profile.

george

English

(wikipedia George)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • .
  • * ~1594 William Shakespeare: Richard III : Act V, Scene III:
    • Our ancient word of courage, fair Saint George , / Inspire us with the spleen of fiery dragons!
  • * 1830 (Mary Russell Mitford), Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names:
    • George and Charles are unlucky in this respect; they have no diminutives, and what a mouthful of monosyllables they are! names royal too, and therefore unshortened. A king must be of a very rare class who could afford to be called by shorthand;
  • * 1977 (Joyce Grenfell), Nursery School:
    • George ... don't do that!
  • or Georgia; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e).
  • * 1942 (Enid Blyton), ''(Five on a Treasure Island), Brockhampton Press (1974), ISBN 0340174927, page 18:
    • 'No,' she said, 'I'm not Georgina.' 'Oh!' said Anne, in surprise. 'Then who are you?' 'I'm George',' said the girl. 'I shall only answer if you call me ' George . I hate being a girl.'

    Derived terms

    * (abbreviation)

    Related terms

    * George Cross * George Foreman grill * George Town * Georgetown * Georgia * Georgiana * Georgie * Georgina * Saint George

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang, archaic) A coin with King George's profile.
    • Take the Georges , Pew, and don’t stand here squalling. — Robert Louis Stevenson.

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    gregory

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .

    • Usage notes

    Name of early saints, and of 16 popes. Used since Middle Ages; popular in the mid-twentieth century.

    Related terms

    * Greg, Gregg, Gregor * Grigory

    Quotations

    * : Act V, Scene III: *: Turk Gregory never did such deeds in arms as I have done this day. * 1990 , Time Bomb , page 163: *: 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.