Greta (given name)

The name Greta is derived from the name Margareta, which comes from the Greek word margarites or "pearl". Notable people with the name include: Greta Almroth (1888–1981), Swedish actress Greta Andersen (1927–2023), Danish swimmer Gréta Arn (born 1979), Hungarian tennis player Greta Svabo Bech (born 1987), Faroese singer Greta Bösel (1908–1947), German Nazi concentration camp guard and nurse executed for war crimes Greta Chi, Danish actress Greta Christina (born 1961), American atheist author and activist Greta Cicolari (born 1981), Italian beach volleyball player Greta Duréel (died 1696), Swedish fraud Greta Espinoza (born 1995), Mexican footballer Greta Garbo (1905–1990), Swedish-American actress Greta Gerwig (born 1983), American actress and filmmaker Gréta Gregorová (born 2001), Slovak politician Greta Grönholm (1923–2015), Finnish canoeist Greta Gynt (1916–2000), Norwegian singer, dancer and actress Greta Hällfors-Sipilä (1899–1974), Finnish painter Greta Hodgkinson (born 1973), American-Canadian ballet dancer Grethe Hjort (1903–1967), Danish writer and professor of Danish and English literature Greta Johansson (1895–1978), Swedish diver and swimmer Greta Johnson (born 1977), American lawyer and politician Greta Kempton (1901–1991), American painter Gréta Kerekes (born 1992), Hungarian hurdler Greta Kline, (born 1994), American musician Greta Knutson (1899–1983), Swedish artist, poet and critic Greta Lee (born 1983), American actress Greta M. Ljung (born 1941), Finnish-American statistician Greta Magnusson-Grossman (1906–1999), Swedish designer and architect Greta Mikalauskytė, Lithuanian beauty pageant contestant Greta Molander (1908–2002), Swedish-Norwegian rally driver and writer Greta Morkytė (born 1999), Lithuanian figure skater Greta N. Morris (born 1947), American diplomat Greta Naterberg (1772–1818), Swedish folk singer Greta Neimanas (born 1988), American Paralympic cyclist Greta Nissen (1906–1988), Norwegian-American actress Greta Pavilonyte (born 2009), American rhythmic gymnast Greta Podleski, Canadian chef, author and television host Greta De Reyghere, Belgian soprano Greta Richioud (born 1996), French cyclist Greta Scacchi (born 1960), Italian-Australian actress Greta Schröder (1891–1967), German actress Greta Salpeter (born 1988), American singer...