Greta

== English == === Etymology 1 === From German and Swedish Greta, a contraction of Margareta. ==== Proper noun ==== Greta A female given name from Ancient Greek. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse grjót + a. ==== Proper noun ==== Greta A river in Cumbria, England, which joins the Derwent at Keswick. A river in County Durham, England, which joins the Tees, and which was originally in the North Riding of Yorkshire. A river in North Yorkshire and Lancashire, England, which joins the Lune. A minor river in north Canterbury, New Zealand, which flows into the Hurunui River, and named after one of the North Yorkshire rivers. Two places in Australia thought to be named after the Cumbrian river: A small town in the Hunter Region of New South Wales. A locality in the Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria. ===== Derived terms ===== === References === === Anagrams === 'Gater, Gater, ergat-, grate, great, great-, retag, targe, terga == Albanian == === Proper noun === Greta f a female given name == Faroese == === Proper noun === Greta a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== Matronymics Greta's son: Gretuson Greta's daughter: Gretudóttir ==== Declension ==== == Norwegian == === Etymology === From German Greta, from Margareta. Recorded in Norway since the 15th century. === Proper noun === Greta a female given name ==== Related terms ==== Grete, Grethe === References === Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 1815 females with the given name Greta living in Norway on January 1st 2011. Accessed on March 29th 2011. == Polish == === Etymology === Derived from German and Swedish Greta, a contraction of Margareta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡrɛ.ta/ Rhymes: -ɛta Syllabification: Gre‧ta === Proper noun === Greta f a female given name, equivalent to English Greta ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Greta in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Swedish == === Etymology === From German Greta, from Margareta. First recorded in Sweden in 1309. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Greta c (genitive Gretas) a female given name Gretel, the girl in the fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel" === References === Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN [2] Statistiska centralbyrån: 12 802 females with the given name Greta living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on March 29th 2011. === Anagrams === tager, tegar