First name origins & meanings:
- Greek: Precious jewel
- Greek, Persian, Hebrew, Irish, Latin: Child of light; pearl; jewel
First name variations: Greet, Gret, Grata, Gratah, Greata, Greatah, Gretah, Gretha, Grieta, Gryta, Maggie, Maggy, Magee, Mag, Margery, Margareta, Margarita, Margita, Margory, Marjorie, Marjory, Marget, Margret, Margette, Margalo, Marguerite, Margarida, Margiad, Margherita, Margarethe, Maergrethe, Margaretha, Margalith, Mairghread, Margo, Marjoe, Marga, Margot, Margaux, Marge, Margie, Marta, Madge, Mamie, Maymie, Maisie, Meg, Meggie, Midge, Gretchen, Gretel, Gretle, Grete, Garet, Peg, Peggy, Reta, Rita, Margaret
Famous people with this first name:
Greta Scacchi
Famous people who gave their babies this name:
Phoebe Cates,
Kevin Kline
This name appears in the following lists:
Alliterative Names,
Jewels, Gems, and Minerals
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