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Gregor

Boy name · 3,109 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Gregor: 3,109 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 123 births in 1999.

Gregor is the Scottish form of Gregory, derived from the Greek Gregorios, meaning “watchful” or “vigilant.” The name is best known through Gregor Mendel, the 19th-century Augustinian monk whose experiments with pea plants laid the foundations of modern genetics. Another notable bearer is Gregor MacGregor, a colourful Scottish soldier and adventurer who once claimed to be a prince of a fictional Central American kingdom. While no major place name stems directly from Gregor, the name shares its root with Gregory, which appears in countless churches and towns named after Saint Gregory. In Scotland, Gregor remains a popular first name, distinct from the surname MacGregor, and shares a familiar variant in the shorter form Greig.