English

Proper noun

Greta

1. A female given name.

Anagrams

• grate
• great
• targe

Faroese

Proper noun

Greta

1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Greta: Gretuson
• daughter of Greta: Gretudóttir

Declension

Norwegian

Etymology

From German Greta, from Margareta. Recorded in Norway since the 15th century.

Proper noun

Greta

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• Grete, Grethe

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 1815 females with the given name Greta living in Norway on January 1st 2011. Accessed on March 29th 2011.

Swedish

Etymology

From German Greta, from Margareta. First recorded in Sweden in 1309.

Proper noun

Greta

1. A female given name.
2. Gretel, the girl in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• Statistiska centralbyrån: 12 802 females with the given name Greta living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on March 29th 2011.

Portuguese

Noun

greta f (plural gretas)

1. slit, slot, groove, gap (narrow opening)

Verb

greta

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of gretar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of gretar