Gregh

Gregh
This interesting surname, with over two hundred spelling forms and recorded in every European country is of Ancient Greek origins. Popular before the Christian era, it derives from "gregorien", a word meaning to be awake or watchful. The name was borne by two fathers of the Orthodox Church. The first being St. Gregory of Nazianzene (circa 325-390) and the second St. Gregory of Nyssa (circa 331-395). However its initial burst of popularity owed most to St. Gregory, The Great, the first Pope of all., 590 - 604 a.d. The famous Crusades of the 11th and 12th century gave it another boost. It was the fashion and practice, for returning warriors from the Holy Land to christen their children with biblical or saintly names, particularly those associated with the early church. This was one of the most popular and the popularity is reflected in the wide range of the surnames. These stretch from Gregory, Grigor, Gligori, and Regorz, to Gruger, Greschke, Grzegorzecki, and Hrinchenko! The earliest of all recordings however are to be found in England, the first country to adopt both hereditary surnames and registers. Examples include John Grigory, in the Assize Rolls of the county of Somerset for the year 1280, and Joachim Gregorii, an attorney, of Magdeburg, Germany, in 1557. The first recorded spelling of the family name anywhere in the world, is believed to be that of Willelmus Gregorii, in the charters known as "The Danelaw" for the county of Lincoln, England, in the year 1143. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Fernand Gregh — (* 14. Oktober 1873 in Paris; † 5. Januar 1960 ebd.) war ein französischer Lyriker und Literaturkritiker. Der Sohn des Komponisten Louis Gregh besuchte die Lyzeen Michelet, Louis le Grand et Condorcet, wo Marcel Proust sein Mitschüler war, und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Louis Gregh — (March 16, 1843 Philippeville, now Skikda, Algeria January 21, 1915 Sainte Mesme, Seine et Oise, now Yvelines) was a French composer and music publisher.His family was of Maltese origin. He is the author of operettas, ballets, numerous popular… …   Wikipedia

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  • Robert Kemp — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Kemp. Robert Kemp, né à Paris le 8 octobre 1879 et mort le 3 juillet 1959, est un critique littéraire français. Robert Kemp a écrit pour L Aurore, La Liberté, Le Temps et Le Monde (le successeur du Temps). Il est …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Pierre-Aurèle Asselin — (1881 ndash; 1964) was a French Canadian furrier and tenor singer. Asselin came from a musical family; he was the brother of mezzo soprano Marie Anne Asselin and great uncle of pianist André Asselin.Asselin was born in the town of Sainte Famille… …   Wikipedia

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