Meaning of Gretta | Babel Free

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A female given name from Ancient Greek.

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Examples

“'Gretta tells me you're not going to take⟳ a cab back to Monkstown to-night, Gabriel,' said Aunt Kate. 'No,' said Gabriel, turning to his wife, 'we had quite enough of that last⟳ year, hadn't we? Don't you remember⟳, Aunt Kate, what a cold Gretta got out of it? Cab windows rattling all the way, and the east wind blowing in after we passed Merrion. Very jolly it was. Gretta caught a dreadful cold.'”

“Mrs Saunders referred to Aoife throughout this talk⟳ as 'Eva' and when Gretta corrected her, Mrs Saunders replied that didn't Gretta think⟳ it would be better 'for everyone' to use⟳ what she termed 'the proper spelling' of the name⟳? If only to give⟳ Eva a better chance of learning to write⟳ it?”

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