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Greta

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Greta: German, diminutive of Margarethe Meaning of Greta: "pearl" Greta's Popularity in 2012: #643
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Greta is an Old World name long tied to the iconic Garbo. Along with other Old Hollywood glamour names, Greta seems to be showing slight signs of a comeback; it was chosen by David Caruso and by Phoebe Cates and Kevin Kline for their daughters.

Greta is currently popular in Germany, Hungary, and especially Italy. Dr. Greta Guttman is a character on Mad Men, and Greta Van Susteren is a familiar face on TV.

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Famous People Named Greta

Greta Garbo, Swedish actress
Greta Gerwig, American actress
Greta Scacchi, Italian-Australian actress
Greta Salpeter, American musician
Greta Van Susteren, American news reporter

Pop Culture References for the Name Greta

Greta-character in Wizard of Oz

Nicknames & Variations for Greta

Greatal, Greatel, Greet, Greeta, Gretal, Gretchen, Grete, Gretel, Gretha, Grethal, Grethel, Gretna, Grieta, Grytta

Greta's International Variations

Grietje (Dutch) Gretl (Eastern European) Gretta, Grette (German) Ghita (Italian) Grethe (Scandinavian) Gryta (Slavic)

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