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What does Grethel mean?
Grethel as a girls' name has its root in Greek, and Grethel means "pearl". Grethel is a variant form of Greta (German, Greek): pet form of Margaret.
STARTS WITH Gr-
ASSOCIATED WITH greek
Variations
OTHER FORMS VIA GRETA, MARGARET Gretal, Gretchen▼, Grete, Gretel, Gretha, Grethe, Gretl, Gretna, Gretta, Grette, Grietje
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Grethel Erica (G.E.), ..
How popular is Grethel?
Grethel is an uncommonly occurring first name for women. Grethel is an equally unusual surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Greta (#587 VIA LATEST LIST), Gretchen, Gretta and Margaret (#127) are the prominent varying forms of Grethel (NOT RANKED) ranked in the Top 2000. Other forms, like Gretal, are uncommon. These forms of Grethel reached the peak of their popularity during the years 1910-1919 (MEDIAN #643) and are now significantly less common (#1178, DOWN 93%), with forms like Gretchen becoming less in vogue. Greta is the most contemporarily stylish baby name in this list. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Bethel, Bethuel, Erthel (see Eartha), Ethel▼, Freydel, Gratiela, Greer, Grisel, Grissel, Grizel and Raechel. These names tend to be more frequently used than Grethel.
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