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Greg (male)

Variants:Greig (M)
Diminutive for:Gregor (M) Gregory (M)
Can be spelt:Gregg (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

Scottish and English diminutive of Gregor/Gregory, from Greek via Latin "watchful". The use of Greg as a given name is recent; very popular in Scotland.
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