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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: 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: But still one of the most fun trips ever.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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

The rookery had scarcely been moved to the basement when Greta laid the first egg.

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