At a Glance: Name: Grethe – Meaning: pearl – Origin: Scandinavian (short form of Margarete/Margrethe) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: GREH-teh
Grethe is a Scandinavian (short form of Margarete/Margrethe) girl's name meaning “pearl”. It appears in our list of 175+ Scandinavian Baby Girl Names That Are Beautifully Strong.
Meaning & Origin of Grethe
Meaning: Pearl.
Origin: Scandinavian (short form of Margarete/Margrethe).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Grethe
Phonetic: GREH-teh IPA: /ˈɡreːtə/
Popularity of Grethe
Grethe doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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