Greta
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom German and Swedish Greta, a contraction of Margareta.
Proper noun
editGreta
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- 2015, Janice Dickson, Herbert Peppard: The Eternal Man, FriesenPress, →ISBN:
- Herb and Greta poured through “name” books and the only name they could agree on was “Rosalie.” Greta told Herb that she didn't want her daughter's name to end in a “lie,” and so they named her Rosalee.
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editProper noun
editGreta
- 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
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editAlbanian
editProper noun
editGreta f
- a female given name
Faroese
editProper noun
editGreta
- a female given name
Usage notes
editMatronymics
- son of Greta: Gretuson
- daughter of Greta: Gretudóttir
Declension
editsingular | |
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indefinite | |
nominative | Greta |
accusative | Gretu |
dative | Gretu |
genitive | Gretu |
Norwegian
editEtymology
editFrom German Greta, from Margareta. Recorded in Norway since the 15th century.
Proper noun
editGreta
- a female given name
Related terms
editReferences
editPolish
editEtymology
editDerived from German and Swedish Greta, a contraction of Margareta.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editGreta f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Greta
Declension
editDeclension of Greta
Further reading
edit- Greta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom German Greta, from Margareta. First recorded in Sweden in 1309.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editGreta 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.
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