"Grete" meaning in All languages combined

See Grete on Wiktionary

Proper name [Danish]

Forms: Grethe [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|da|proper noun}} Grete
  1. a female given name shortened from Margrete, Margrethe
    Sense id: en-Grete-da-name-1Ec~fzeC Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Danish female given names, Danish given names, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 34 32 28 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 32 28 4 2

Proper name [Estonian]

Head templates: {{head|et|proper noun}} Grete
  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Margaret or Greta Related terms: Greete, Reet
    Sense id: en-Grete-et-name-vCCDZwFl Categories (other): Estonian entries with incorrect language header, Estonian female given names, Estonian given names, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 34 32 28 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 32 28 4 2

Proper name [German]

Audio: De-Grete.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Rhymes: -eːtə Head templates: {{head|de|proper noun}} Grete
  1. a diminutive of the female given name Margarete
    Sense id: en-Grete-de-name-MPPDW5Cu Categories (other): German diminutives of female given names, German entries with incorrect language header, German female given names, German given names, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 34 32 28 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 32 28 4 2

Proper name [Norwegian]

Head templates: {{head|no|proper noun}} Grete
  1. a female given name derived from Margrete, variant spelling of Grethe
    Sense id: en-Grete-no-name-yM7vfitJ Categories (other): Norwegian female given names, Norwegian given names, Norwegian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Norwegian entries with incorrect language header: 73 27
  2. Gretel, the girl in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.
    Sense id: en-Grete-no-name-bGLDfahp Categories (other): Fairy tales Disambiguation of Fairy tales: 19 81
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