Greta
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From German and Swedish Greta, a contraction of Margareta.
Proper nounEdit
Greta
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Etymology 2Edit
Proper nounEdit
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 termsEdit
- Greta Bridge (bridge and hamlet)
ReferencesEdit
AnagramsEdit
FaroeseEdit
Proper nounEdit
Greta
- a female given name
Usage notesEdit
Matronymics
- son of Greta: Gretuson
- daughter of Greta: Gretudóttir
DeclensionEdit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Greta |
Accusative | Gretu |
Dative | Gretu |
Genitive | Gretu |
NorwegianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From German Greta, from Margareta. Recorded in Norway since the 15th century.
Proper nounEdit
Greta
- a female given name
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Derived from German and Swedish Greta, a contraction of Margareta.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Greta f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Greta
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Greta
Further readingEdit
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From German Greta, from Margareta. First recorded in Sweden in 1309.
Proper nounEdit
Greta c (genitive Gretas)
- a female given name
- Gretel, the girl in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.
ReferencesEdit
- 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.