Greta
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From German and Swedish Greta, a contraction of Margareta.
Proper noun edit
Greta
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
Greta
- A river in Cumbria, England, which joins the Derwent at Keswick.
- 1961 October, Voyageur, “The Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 601:
- After we have crossed the Glenderamackin stream, which drains the northern slopes of Saddleback, and the latter has united with the St. John's Beck to form the Greta, however, we see ahead the miniature canyon the Greta has hollowed out for itself, and into the depth of which the train now descends.
- A river in County Durham, England, which joins the Tees, and which was originally in the North Riding of Yorkshire.
- A river in North Yorkshire and Lancashire, England, which joins the Lune.
- A minor river in north Canterbury, New Zealand, which flows into the Hurunui River, and named after one of the North Yorkshire rivers. [1]
- Two places in Australia thought to be named after the Cumbrian river:
- A small town in the Hunter Region of New South Wales.
- A locality in the Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria.
Derived terms edit
- Greta Bridge (bridge and hamlet)
References edit
Anagrams edit
Faroese edit
Proper noun edit
Greta
- a female given name
Usage notes edit
Matronymics
- son of Greta: Gretuson
- daughter of Greta: Gretudóttir
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Greta |
Accusative | Gretu |
Dative | Gretu |
Genitive | Gretu |
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
From German Greta, from Margareta. Recorded in Norway since the 15th century.
Proper noun edit
Greta
- a female given name
Related terms edit
References edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Derived from German and Swedish Greta, a contraction of Margareta.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Greta f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Greta
Declension edit
Declension of Greta
Further reading edit
- Greta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From German Greta, from Margareta. First recorded in Sweden in 1309.
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Greta c (genitive Gretas)
- a female given name
- Gretel, the girl in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.
References edit
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [2] Statistiska centralbyrån: 12 802 females with the given name Greta living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on March 29th 2011.