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Greet (female)

Variants:Gret (F) Griet (F)
Pet Name(s):Greetja (F)
Pet Name for:Margarathe (F) Margaret (F) Margriet (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Low German, Dutch and Frisian pet name or diminutive for Margarathe/Margriet/Margaret [q.v.], from Greek or Persian "pearl". Now also used as a given name.
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