Gretel

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Gretel

/ˈɡɹɛ.təl/

Rhymes with -ɛtəl, -eɪtəl

proper noun

A diminutive of the female given name Margarete, from German.
A fictional character in the German fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.

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name given name

Español	Gretel
Français	Margot, Magali
Deutsch	Gretel
Italiano	Rita

name character in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel

Español	Gretel
한국어	그레텔 Geuretel
日本語	グレーテル Gurēteru
Português	Maria
Français	Margot
Deutsch	Gretel
Italiano	Gretel
Ελληνικά	Γκρέτελ Gkrétel
Русский	Гре́тель Grɛ́tɛlʹ
العربية	غْرِيتِل grētel, جْرِيتِل grētel

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@misc{gretel_2026,
  title = {Gretel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gretel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}