Grete or Grethe is a feminine given name, a derivate of

Margaret Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular througho ...

. It is most often used in Scandinavia (not including

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

), Estonia, and German-speaking Europe.

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Grete Berget Grete Anni Berget (25 March 1954 – 9 November 2017) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was born in Vinstra, Nord-Fron, Oppland, and worked as a journalist in her early career. Berget was private advisor to the Prime Minister ...

(1954–2017), Norwegian politician *

Grete Daut Grete Daut (born 4 January 2000) is an Estonian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saku Sporting and the Estonia women's national team. Career She made her debut for the Estonia national team on 12 August 2020 against Latvia Lat ...

(born 2000), Estonian footballer *

Grete Eliassen Grete Eliassen (born September 21, 1986 in Lutsen, Minnesota) is an American-Norwegian freestyle skier. She won a bronze medal in ''Slopestyle'' at the 2011 Winter X Games XV in Aspen, Colorado, behind Kaya Turski and Keri Herman. She has w ...

(born 1986), Norwegian/American freeskier * Grete Faremo (born 1955), Norwegian politician * Grete Frederiksen (born 1918), Danish freestyle swimmer * Grete Frische (1911–1962), Danish actress, screenwriter and director *

Grete Gaim Grete Gaim (born 21 May 1993 in Elva) is an Estonian biathlete. She competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2013, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in sprint and individual. Career Grete Gaim made her international debut at th ...

(born 1993), Estonian biathlete * Grete Heckscher (1901–1987), Danish fencer * Grete Hermann (1901–1984), German mathematician and philosopher * Grete Kirkeberg (born 1964), Norwegian long-distance runner *

Grete Knudsen Grete Knudsen (born 13 October 1940) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was the state secretary to the Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1979–1981, Minister of Social Affairs (social affairs) 1992–1994, Ministe ...

(born 1940), Norwegian politician * Grete Mogensen, Danish badminton player * Grete Nordrå (1924–2012), Norwegian actress * Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (born 1961), Norwegian biathlete and cross country skier * Grete Olsen (1912–2010), Danish fencer * Grete Paia (born 1995), Estonian singer * Grete Püvi (born 1982), Estonian dressage rider * Grete Reinwald (1902–1983), German actress * Grete Rikko (1908–1998), German-American painter *

Grete Šadeiko Grete Griffin (née Šadeiko) (born 29 May 1993) is an Estonian heptathlete. At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada she placed fourth with her personal record 5705 points, just one point behind Helga Margrét Thorsteinsdóttir ...

(born 1993), Estonian heptathlete * Grete Salomonsen, Norwegian film director * Grete Treier (born 1977), Estonian road bicycle racer * Grete Waitz (1953–2011), Norwegian marathon runner *Grete Zimmer, birth name of Greta Zimmer Friedman (1924-2016), Austrian-born American nurse kissed by a sailor celebrating the end of World War II in an iconic photograph

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* Margarete Adler (1896–1990), Austrian swimmer * Grete Heublein (1908–1997), German shot putter, discus thrower and sprinter * Grete Mosheim (1905–1986), German actress * Grete Prytz Kittelsen (1917–2010), Norwegian goldsmith, enamel artist, and designer * Grete Rosenberg (1896–1979), German freestyle swimmer * Grete Sultan (1906–2005), German-American pianist

Fictional characters

*Grete Minde, main character of the 1977 Austrian-German drama film '' Grete Minde'', portrayed by Katerina Jacob *Grete Samsa, in Franz Kafka's novella '' The Metamorphosis''

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