Meaning 
The name Gretal has the following meaning: Pearls. A classy name used by nobles in the past and continues to be widely used today.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Gretal is currently not a popular baby name in the USA. There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Gretal for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Margaret, of which the name Gretal is a variant.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Gretal and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Gretal: Boys - Ambrose, Basil, Cyril, Girls - Agatha, Charis, Charissa, Cleta, Daphne, Eulalia, Exie, Lexus, Mallie, Melanie, Melina, Melody, Narella, Niobe, Salina, Both genders - Barbara, Lois
Variants 
The name Gretal is a variant of Margaret. Other popular variants of the name Margaret are: Greta (Swedish), Gretal, Gretchen (German), Grethel, Gretta, Madge (English), Mag, Maggie (English), Margarete (German), Margaretha (Dutch), Margarita (Spanish), Margarite, Marge (English), Margery (English), Margie (English), Margot (French), Marguerite (French), Meagan, Meg (English), Megan (Welsh), Meghan, Meta (Scandinavian), Mette, Meyta, Peg, Peggie, Peggy, Rita
Style 
We think the name Gretal should fall under the following style category: Everlasting. See other Everlasting girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Gretal to be: Smart, hardworking and determinedIn one word, you might describe Gretal as a(n) " smart" person. See other "smart" names for girls.
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