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Greta¹

Where it comes from

From German and Swedish Greta, a contraction of Margareta.

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Herb and Greta poured through “name” books and the only name they could agree on was “Rosalie.” Greta told Herb that she didn't want her daughter's name to end in a “lie,” and so they named her Rosalee.

Greta²

Where it comes from

From Old Norse grjót + a.

proper noun

  1. A river in Cumbria, England, which joins the Derwent at Keswick. After we have crossed the Glenderamackin stream, which drains the northern slopes of Saddleback, and the latter has united with the St. John's Beck to form the Greta, however, we see ahead the miniature canyon the Greta has hollowed out for itself, and into the depth of which the train now descends.
  2. A river in County Durham, England, which joins the Tees, and which was originally in the North Riding of Yorkshire.
  3. A river in North Yorkshire and Lancashire, England, which joins the Lune.
  4. A minor river in north Canterbury, New Zealand, which flows into the Hurunui River, and named after one of the North Yorkshire rivers.
  5. A small town in the Hunter Region of New South Wales.
  6. A locality in the Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: anna, gretta, georgina, georgia, christina, gretel, christa, margaretta, gretchen, margaret, gypsy, margarett, gertrude, helena, tina, gaye

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"Greta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/greta. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Greta. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/greta

Chicago

"Greta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/greta.

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@misc{greta_2026,
  title = {Greta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/greta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}