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Grgur

Male#731 most common in Croatia497 people in Croatia
Meaning:
Watchful, vigilant
Origin:
Greek

About the name Grgur

Croatian form of Gregory, from Greek Gregorios; Grgur Ninski defended the Slavic liturgy.

Name day and nicknames

Name day:
September 3 (sv. Grgur Veliki)
Nicknames:
Grgo, Grga

Popularity with newborns

Grgur has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.

People with this name in Croatia

497 people in Croatia are called Grgur, according to the 2021 census. That is #731 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Grgur is recorded in 12 of Croatia's 21 counties.

Brodsko-posavskaDubrovačko-neretvanskaGrad ZagrebKarlovačkaOsječko-baranjskaPrimorsko-goranskaSisačko-moslavačkaSplitsko-dalmatinskaVukovarsko-srijemskaZadarskaZagrebačkaŠibensko-kninska

Characteristics

ReligiousSaint's nameCroatianHistoricalRare

Notable people called Grgur

  • Grgur NinskiMedieval Croatian bishop who advocated the Slavic liturgy

Sources

Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.