Gretchen - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Gretchen \g-ret-

is pronounced GREH-chen. It is of German origin. Variant of Margaret (Greek) "pearl".

For more information, see also the related name Greta.

Baby names that sound like Gretchen are Gratiana and Graciana. Another similar baby name is Katchen.

Gretchen is a very common first name for women (#444 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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