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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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When prolific filmmaker Werner Herzog first met the Chaplin twins, Freda and Greta, the internet as we know it did not exist.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

Laura Dern and Greta Gerwig laughed together by the entrance while Samuel L. Jackson plopped down on a curved bench, joking, “Hey, look what I did!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Greta was admitted to The Grange University Hospital in Cwmbran and had physiotherapy, and will find out on 2 September whether she can return to school.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Moreno Highlands is named after 1920s silent film star and director, Antonio Moreno, who appeared alongside Greta Garbo in the 1926 movie, “The Temptress.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

It is attached to the foyer, but it sticks way out, and tonight Greta is behind the window.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

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