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Grete

Girl Name day: July 20
Grete is a short form of Greta: on birth records it is written Greta (26,231 births). History, popularity and famous bearers: on the Greta page.
Origin: Greek (via German/Scandinavian short form). Meaning: pearl.
Short form of Margareta/Margaret, from Greek 'margarites' (pearl).

Name day for Grete

July 20

Why this day? Grete is a short form of Greta, and shares its name day.

Grete is celebrated in the United States and Italy on July 20.

The story of the name Grete

Grete is a short form of Greta. It keeps its origin (Greek (via German/Scandinavian short form)) and meaning — pearl, and shares its name day, July 20.

On birth records, Grete is rarely written as such: the Gretes are Gretas (26,231 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Greta page.

Frequently asked questions about Grete

What does Grete mean?

Grete is a short form of Greta, which means pearl.

When is Grete's name day?

July 20, together with Greta: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.

Is Grete a name in its own right?

It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Greta.

Grete's profile

Energy 4/10
Humor 6/10
Independence 6/10
Sensitivity 8/10
Ambition 4/10
Stability 9/10
Whimsy 7/10
Diplomacy 7/10
Loyalty 10/10
Need for attention 3/10

Playful profile, for entertainment.

Name compatibility potential:

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Friendship potential for Grete

Top 10

  1. Menachem89%
  2. Eliseo89%
  3. Yisroel88%
  4. Shlomo88%
  5. Kabir88%
  6. Bodhi86%
  7. Meir86%
  8. Enoch86%
  9. Langston86%
  10. Shmuel86%

Bottom 10

  1. Sonny42%
  2. Jet42%
  3. Dash42%
  4. Alaric42%
  5. Dax42%
  6. Gunner42%
  7. Kain42%
  8. Jaxson42%
  9. Sterling42%
  10. Fox42%

Love potential for Grete

Top 10

  1. Eliel96%
  2. Shepherd96%
  3. Shimon96%
  4. Dovid96%
  5. Noah96%
  6. Yitzchok96%
  7. Yousef96%
  8. Linus96%
  9. Immanuel96%
  10. Eder96%

Bottom 10

  1. Maverick42%
  2. Cain42%
  3. Alaric44%
  4. Knox46%
  5. Luka46%
  6. Kain48%
  7. Vladimir49%
  8. Sven49%
  9. Kash50%
  10. Ransom51%

Professional potential for Grete

Top 10

  1. Abraham96%
  2. Chaim96%
  3. Watson96%
  4. Abram96%
  5. Lucien95%
  6. Menachem95%
  7. Shepherd94%
  8. Shlomo92%
  9. Dovid92%
  10. Alden91%

Bottom 10

  1. Maverick42%
  2. Achilles42%
  3. Saint42%
  4. Kain42%
  5. Axel42%
  6. Ransom42%
  7. Vladimir42%
  8. Alaric42%
  9. Jax42%
  10. Barron42%

Crush potential for Grete

Top 10

  1. Linus88%
  2. Alessandro83%
  3. Langston82%
  4. Eliseo81%
  5. Noah81%
  6. Kabir80%
  7. Zain80%
  8. Eliel80%
  9. Mikhail79%
  10. Zamir79%

Bottom 10

  1. Luka42%
  2. Knox42%
  3. Cain43%
  4. Bruno43%
  5. Samson44%
  6. Gunnar44%
  7. Hadi45%
  8. Everett45%
  9. Bronson45%
  10. Abdullah46%
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