Name: Greta
Gender: Female
Usage: Greta is a popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Greta are in general originating from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Greta across the world, see Margarethe.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Greta is: Pearl, A pearl.
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Numerology of the first name Greta: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 6. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: responsible, protective, stable, balanced, loving, compassionate.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Romantic, Nurturing
Ruling planet: Venus
Colors: Blue
Gemstones: Emerald
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The name Greta is ranked on the 2,382nd position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 160200 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.003% of the population. The name Greta has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Greta for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
The name Greta is derived from the name Margaret, which comes from the Greek word margarites or "pearl."
Greta may refer to:
Short form of Margareta (see Margaret), used particularly in Sweden, Germany, and Ireland. It became fairly popular in the English-speaking world as a result of the fame of the Swedish-born film actress Greta Garbo (1905–92; b. Greta Louisa Gustafsson).
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