From the Greek name ΓεωÏγιος (Georgios) which was derived from the Greek word γεωÏγος (georgos) meaning "farmer, earthworker", itself derived from the elements γη (ge) "earth" and εÏγον (ergon) "work".
Means "mountain man", derived from South Slavic gora "mountain". It was popularized by the Croatian poet Ivan Goran KovaÄić (1913-1943), who got his middle name because of the mountain town where he was born.
Greger Name Meaning. Polish and eastern German: from a vernacular form of the Latin personal name Gregorius (see Gregory).
