Gretel - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Gretel \g-re-tel\ is a variant of Greta (German) and Margaret (Greek), and the meaning of Gretel is "pearl".

The baby name Gretel sounds like Grethel, Gretal and Gretl. Other similar baby names are Grete, Grette, Gretta, Gretna, Grizel and Grisel.

Gretel is a very rare female first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Gretel. Compare Gretel with related baby names.