Meaning 
The name Gretta 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, Gretta is currently not a popular baby name in the USA. There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Gretta for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Margaret, of which the name Gretta is a variant.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Gretta and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Gretta: 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 Gretta 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 Gretta 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 Gretta to be: Smart, hardworking and determinedIn one word, you might describe Gretta as a(n) " smart" person. See other "smart" names for girls.
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