Greta

Gender Feminine
Usage German, Italian, Swedish, Lithuanian, Polish, English
Pronounced Pron. GREH-ta(German, Italian, Swedish, Polish)
 GREHT-ə(English)
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Meaning & History

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

Related Names

VariantsGretchen, Grete, Meta(German) Rita(Italian) Märta, Meta(Swedish) Gosia, Małgosia, Marzena(Polish) Gretta(English)
DiminutiveGretel(German)
Other Languages & CulturesRetha(Afrikaans) Margarita(Albanian) Margarid, Margarit(Armenian) Marharyta(Belarusian) Margarita(Bulgarian) Margarida(Catalan) Margareta(Croatian) Markéta, Gita, Margita(Czech) Margit, Margrethe, Grete, Grethe, Merete, Meta, Mette, Rita(Danish) Margaretha, Margriet, Greet, Greetje, Griet, Marga, Margreet, Marit(Dutch) Maret, Margit, Mare, Margareeta, Marge, Merit, Reet, Rita(Estonian) Maarit, Margareta, Marketta, Margareeta, Reeta, Reetta(Finnish) Marguerite, Margaux, Margot, Mégane(French) Margarida(Galician) Margarita(Greek) Margalit, Margalita(Hebrew) Margaréta, Margit, Gitta, Gréta, Rita(Hungarian) Margrét, Gréta(Icelandic) Máighréad, Máiréad, Mairéad(Irish) Margarita(Late Roman) Margarita, Rita(Latvian) Margreet, Greet(Limburgish) Margaid, Paaie(Manx) Meggy(Medieval English) Margit, Margrete, Margrethe, Grete, Grethe, Marit, Marita, Merete, Mette, Rita(Norwegian) Margarida(Occitan) Margarida, Rita(Portuguese) Margareta(Romanian) Margarita(Russian) Maisie(Scottish) Maighread, Mairead, Marsaili, Peigi(Scottish Gaelic) Margaréta, Margita(Slovak) Margareta, Marjeta, Meta(Slovene) Margarita, Rita(Spanish) Marharyta(Ukrainian) Marged, Mererid, Mared, Megan(Welsh)
Same SpellingGréta
User SubmissionGrēta

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   simple   serious   nerdy  

Name Days

Estonia: July 13
Norway: March 13
Poland: January 12
Sweden: July 20

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Entry updated May 29, 2020