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Greta

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

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Margaret.


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Crew members, including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, were arrested and then expelled by Israel.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

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

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

Before her walls had been covered with posters of lightning storms and Greta Thunberg and K-pop bands, they had been covered with all things Mariposa.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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