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What does Grete mean?
Grete 
as a girls' name means "pearl". Grete is an alternate form of Greta (German, Greek): contraction of Margaret. See also Gretel
STARTS WITH Gr-
Variations
VARIANT Grette
RELATED FORMS VIA GRETA Greeta, Gretal, Gretchen▼, Gretel, Gretha, Grethe, Grethel, Gretna, Gretta, Grietje, Gryta
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Grede, ..
(male) Gredo, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Grete Caylee (G.C.), ..
How popular is Grete?
Grete is an uncommon first name for women. Grete is an equally unique surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Grete (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) are Greta (#587 FROM RECENT DATA), Gretchen and Gretta. Other variants, like Gryta, are seldom used. Adoption of these forms of Grete was widespread in the 1970s (MEDIAN #974) and is now significantly less, with the form Gretchen falling out of fashion. Greta is the most trendy girl name in this compilation. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Arete, Arette, Brette, Geeta, Gene▼, Gerte, Gitte, Grace▼, Grata, Greer, Gretl and Orette. These names tend to be more commonly used than Grete.
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