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Meaning and origin
Grete is a Danish girl name. The meaning of the name is `Pearl`.


Where is it used?
The name Grete is mainly used in German and in Danish.

It is an abbreviated form of
Margaret, used in English.


See also
In Welsh and in English: Megan
In Welsh: Mererid
In Welsh: Mared
In Welsh: Marged
In Swedish, German and in English: Greta
In Spanish and in Russian: Margarita
In Slovene: Marjeta
In Scottish: Peigi
In Portuguese: Margarida
In Polish: Malgorzata
In Norwegian and in Swedish: Marit
In Jewish: Marganita
In Jewish: Perle
In Italian: Margherita
In Irish and in Scottish: Mairead
In Icelandic: Margrét
In Hungarian and in Scandinavian: Margit
In Hungarian: Margaréta
In German, Scandinavian, Serbian and in Croatian: Margareta
In German and in Scandinavian: Meta
In German and in Danish: Margrethe
In German and in Danish: Margarethe
In German: Gretel (F)
In German: Margarete
In German: Gretchen
In French: Margot
In French: Marguerite
In Finnish: Reeta
In Finnish: Reetta
In Finnish: Marketta
In Finnish: Maarit
In English: Meg
In English: Madge
In English: Margery
In English: Mamie
In English: Marge
In English: Margie
In English: Maggie
In Dutch: Greet
In Dutch: Greetje
In Danish: Märta
In Danish: Merete
In Danish: Mette
In Czech and in Slovak: Markéta
In Armenian: Margarid


Extra information:
Alternative meanings (German) Pearl

More `Grete` links
Grete as abbreviation
Actors named Grete
Grete in the encyclopedia