Meaning of name Gretal

The name Gretal has the following meaning:

It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

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.

The name Gretal is very likely a(n) Greek variant of the name Margaret. See other suggested Greek girl baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Margaret.

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

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

We think the name Gretal should fall under the following style category: Everlasting.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Gretal to be: Smart, hardworking and determined

In one word, you might describe Gretal as a(n) "smart" person.

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