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Greta

American  
[gret-uh] / ˈgrɛt ə /
Or Gretta

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Margaret.


Example Sentences

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Greta Schlender, 41, senior product manager: We’re doing Army crawling on the beach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Mulligan, 40, is set to appear in Greta Gerwig's Netflix film adaptation of the Chronicles of Narnia later this year alongside Emma Mackey, Daniel Craig and Meryl Streep.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 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

Ms. Weinman was unable to learn how Greta Rideout, later known as Greta Hibbard, viewed this history and her role in it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

“Seabiscuit and Greta Garbo can be coupled in the betting from now on,” he wrote in the Times.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand