Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Greta

GRETA

GENDER: Feminine

PRONOUNCED: GRE-tah (German), GRET-ə (English) [key]

Meaning & History

Short form of MARGARETA. A famous bearer of this name was Swedish actress Greta Garbo (1905-1990).

Related Names

VARIANTS: Märta, Meta (Swedish), Gretchen, Grete, Meta (German), Gretta (English)

DIMINUTIVE: Gretel (German)

OTHER LANGUAGES: Grete, Grethe, Merete, Meta, Mette, Rita (Danish), Greet, Greetje, Griet (Dutch), Reeta, Reetta (Finnish), Margot, Margaux (French), Gréta, Rita (Hungarian), Rita (Italian), Greet (Limburgish), Paaie (Manx), Meggy (Medieval English), Grete, Grethe, Meta, Mette, Rita (Norwegian), Marzena (Polish), Rita (Portuguese), Maisie, Mysie, Peigi (Scottish), Rita (Spanish), Mared (Welsh)

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