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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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“This is my skin before taking GHK,” said a 22-year-old living in Austin, Texas, who goes by the name of Greta Devereux on TikTok.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, the studios’ publicity departments worked hard to build a fan base for the glittering stars of the era, like Clark Gable, Bette Davis, Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich, with dozens of fan magazines dishing out carefully curated details of their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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

His original cohort of SXSW-affiliated filmmakers, many of whom also fell under the rubric of mumblecore — nobody much liked the name, but no one ever came up with anything better, so it stuck — included Greta Gerwig, Lena Dunham, Barry Jenkins, Ti West and others who have gone on to more conventional mainstream success.

From Los Angeles Times