Gretchen

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Gretchen

/ˈɡɹɛt͡ʃən/

Rhymes with -ɛtʃən

proper noun

A female given name from German origin; a pet form of Margaret. On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico.
Heroine of the play Faust by Goethe.

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Closest in meaning: gretel, gretta, margie, margaretta, margarett, gertie, margaret, megan, greta, gertrude, peggy, margery, geraldine, meggie, greshan, gunther

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"Gretchen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gretchen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{gretchen_2026,
  title = {Gretchen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gretchen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}