Gretel

Diminutive of Margarete, German

"pearl"

Gretel Origin and Meaning

The name Gretel is a girl's name meaning "pearl".

Gretel originated as a nickname for Margarete, the German form of Margaret. It’s a charming name, but most American parents prefer Greta, as Gretel is strongly tied to the fairy tale heroine.

The youngest von Trapp child from The Sound of Music used the Gretl spelling variation.

20 Names Similar to Gretel

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• Greta
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Famous People Named Gretel

• Gretel Ann Fischer, American baker, contestant on TV's "The Next Great Baker"
• Gretel Killeen Australian TV presenter
• Margaret "Gretel" Bergmann Lambert, Jewish German,American high jumper barred from the Olympics by the Nazis
• Gretel Ehrlich American travel writer
• Gretel Scarlett Australian actress
• Gretel Beer (born Margaret Weidenfeld) Austrian,English cookbook writer and journalist
• Gretel Schiener German Olympic gymnast

Gretel in Pop Culture

• "Hansel and Gretel " famous fairy tale
• Gretel Hoess character in the book "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas"