Greta

American  

[gret-uh] / ˈgrɛt ə /

Or Gretta

noun

1. a female given name, form of Margaret.

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Example Sentences

Greta: One of my colleagues, who is now one of my best friends, she and I were like, “We’ll be the last ones on the planes. We don’t mind.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Greta Norris, the actor's granddaughter, paid tribute to him on social media, revealing that she, too, was aware of her grandpa's status in the internet hall of fame.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

For 2026, Netflix is looking at Greta Gerwig’s “Narnia” adaptation and David Fincher’s follow-up to “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood” as its big hitters.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

"This makes the tendons more brittle and impairs their mechanical function," explains Greta Moschini, a doctoral student in De Bock and Snedeker's groups and lead author of the study.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

“But Captain Cook and Greta are both fat and sleek, and the children have never been so rosy.”

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater