Details for the forename Greta

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Greta (female)


Variants:	Grete (F) Grit (F) Gritt (F) Gritta (F) Madge (F) Maj (F) Meg (F) Peg (F)
Diminutive for:	Margareta (F)
Pet Name for:	Margarathe (F) Margaret (F)
Can be spelt:	Gretta (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	1. English pet name for Margaret [q.v.], from Greek or Persian "pearl". 2. Swedish, German and Irish diminutive/pet name for Margarathe/Margareta, variants of Margaret. Greta is now a popular forename in its own right, especially in Sweden and occasionally in English-speaking communities.