Grégoire
| Grégoire | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | French: [gʁegwaʀ] |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek via Latin |
| Meaning | watchful, alert |
| Region of origin | worldwide |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Gregory, Greg, Gregg, Gregor, Gray, Grigori, Ory, Ari, George, Craig, Graig, McGregor, MacGregor |
Grégoire is both a surname and a given name, a French form of Gregory. Notable people with the name include:
Surname / Family name
- Alexandre Grégoire (1922–2001), Haitian painter
- Augustus Gregoire (1936–1972), Dominican cricketer
- Christine Gregoire (born 1947), American Democratic governor of the state of Washington
- Christophe Grégoire (born 1980), Belgian footballer
- Gabriel Grégoire (born 1953), defensive lineman in the Canadian Football League
- Gilles Grégoire (1926–2006), co-founder of the Parti Québécois
- Henri Grégoire (1750–1831), French Roman Catholic priest, constitutional bishop of Blois and a revolutionary leader
- Henri Grégoire (historian) (1881–1964), scholar of the Byzantine Empire
- Jean-Albert Grégoire (1899–1992), pioneer of the front-wheel drive car
- Joseph-Ernest Grégoire (1886–1980), French Canadian politician
- Marc Grégoire, Canadian public servant, Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard
- Marie Grégoire (born 1965), Canadian politician of Quebec
- Oscar Grégoire (1877–1947), Belgian water polo player
- Paul Grégoire (1911–1993), Canadian Archbishop of Montreal
- Paul Grégoire (sculptor), (1915–1988), Dutch sculptor
- Pierre Grégoire (1907–1991), Luxembourgian politician, journalist, and writer
- Sophie Grégoire (born 1975), wife of Justin Trudeau
- Stéphan Grégoire (born 1969), French race car driver
Given name
- Grégoire (musician), full name Grégoire Boissenot, French composer and singer-songwriter
- Grégoire-Pierre Agagianian, leading prelate of the Armenian Catholic Church
- Grégoire Aslan (1908–1982), Armenian actor
- Grégoire Bélanger (1889–1957), Canadian politician of Quebec
- Gregoire Boonzaier (1909–2005), South African artist
- Grégoire Bouillier, French memoirist
- Grégoire Colin (born 1975), French actor
- Grégoire Kayibanda (192–1976), former President of Rwanda
- Grégoire Laurent (1906–?), Luxembourgian boxer
- Gregoire Maret (born 1975), Swiss musician
- Grégoire De Mévius (born 1962), Belgian rally driver
- Grégoire Mbida (born 1952), retired Cameroonian professional footballer
- Grégoire Michonze (1902–1982), Russian-French painter
- Gregoire Ndahimana (born 1952), Rwandan war criminal
- Grégoire Orlyk (1702–1759), French military commander
- Grégoire de Saint-Vincent (1584–1667), Flemish Jesuit mathematician
- Gregoire Seither (born 1964), Franco-German journalist, graphic designer, interpreter and internet activist
See also
- Pope Gregory I, also known as Saint Gregory/Saint Grégoire
- Gregoire (chimpanzee), Africa's oldest known chimpanzee
- Automobiles Grégoire, French car manufacturer
- Saint-Grégoire (disambiguation), the name of several communes in France
- Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Quebec, a municipality in Quebec, Canada
- Mont Saint-Grégoire, mountain in the Montérégie region of southern Quebec
- Gregoire Lake (Alberta), lake in Alberta, Canada
- Gregoire Lake Provincial Park, a provincial park in Alberta, Canada, on the shore of Gregoire Lake
- Saint-Grégoire, Quebec, a community of the city of Bécancour, Quebec
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