"Greg" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ɡɹɛɡ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Greg.wav
Rhymes: -ɛɡ Head templates: {{en-prop}} Greg
  1. A diminutive of the male given names Gregory or Gregor, from English or Scottish (sometimes derived from the surname Greig).
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