Gregor
Watchful one, etymologically
Gregor is a male given name, the German and Slavic form of Gregory.
It appears across Central and Eastern European cultures: Gregor Mendel, the Austrian monk who founded genetics.
English speakers may know it best from Franz Kafka's *The Metamorphosis*, whose protagonist Gregor Samsa wakes to find himself transformed into a giant insect.
German masculine name
- MetamorphosisTotal physical transformation
- transformationThorough change in form
- insectSix-legged invertebrate
- beetleHard-winged insect
vermin · alienation · absurdity · existentialism · dehumanization · isolation · novella · surrealism
Franz
German masculine name
- MetamorphosisTotal physical transformation
- transformationThorough change in form
- insectSix-legged invertebrate
beetle · vermin · alienation · absurdity · existentialism · dehumanization · isolation · novella · surrealism · anxiety
Christian
Adherent of the gospel
Scottish · Germanic · watchful · papal · saints · medieval · Slavic · patronymic · heritage · traditional
Gregorhuman
Homo sapiens individual
man · person · human being · humanity · breadwinner
Gregoroblivious
Lacking any awareness
inattentive · unwatchful · heedless · unaware · negligent
Gregorsurname
Hereditary family identifier
family name · last name · Smith · Johnson · patronymic
- Gregory Peck
- Gregorian chantsMedieval Catholic liturgical melodies
- Gregorian calendarCurrent global date system
- Gregor MendelFounder of genetic science
- Gregory Hines
- Dick GregoryComedian turned civil rights activist