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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.
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