Grethel

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Meaning
Grethel is a diminutive of the name Margaret, which means "pearl" or "child of light". It can also be spelled Gretel.
Pronunciation
GREH-təl(English, Literature)
greh-thel
Popularity
Grethel is not a very common name, especially outside of German-speaking countries.

cartoon of the name Grethel
Cartoon of Grethel

Grethel Name meanings & History

Grethel is a diminutive of the name Margaret, which means "pearl" or "child of light". It can also be spelled Gretel. English and Estonian variant of Gretel. Grethel is the main character in Grimm's fairy tails 'Hansel and Grethel' and 'Clever Grethel'. Grethel is generally used as a feminine name.

Zodiac Sign of Grethel: Gregarious Gemini,Go-getter Virgo

Synonyms of Grethel:

G: Goof-off,Genuine,Gregarious,Go-getter

R: Resourceful,Restless,Rational,Reason

E: Enlighten,Entertain,Exaggerate,Expressive,Environment,Enliven

T: Talkative,Tireless,Tacky,Doubting Thomas,Touchy,Truth,Testy

H: Haggle,Heart's Desire,Hyper,Hobnobbing,Hope

L: Languid,Legal,Luscious,Lovely,Liaison,Lover,Lazy

Grethel is:

  • a Delicate name
  • a Informal name
  • a Refined name
  • a Strange name
  • a Wholesome name

Related Names to Grethel

Margaret, Margarita, Maggie, Gretchen, Gretta, Greta

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