Grete

This article is about the given name. For various ships, see SS Grete.

Grete or Grethe is a feminine given name, a derivate of Margaret. It is most often used in Scandinavia (not including Sweden), Estonia, and German-speaking Europe.

Grete

Gender	Female
Origin
Meaning	pearl
Other names
Alternative spelling	Grethe
Derived	Margarethe
Related names	Greta, Gretchen

People

Given name

First name

• Grete Berget (1954–2017), Norwegian politician
• Grete De Francesco (1893–1945), German-speaking writer
• Grete Daut (born 2000), Estonian footballer
• Grete Eliassen (born 1986), Norwegian/American freeskier
• Grete Faremo (born 1955), Norwegian politician
• Grete Frederiksen (1918–2007), Danish freestyle swimmer
• Grete Frische (1911–1962), Danish actress, screenwriter and director
• Grete Gaim (born 1993), Estonian biathlete
• Grete Gross, (born 1890), Russian-German commercial artist.
• Grete Heckscher (1901–1987), Danish fencer
• Grete Hermann (1901–1984), German mathematician and philosopher
• Grete Kirkeberg (born 1964), Norwegian long-distance runner
• Grete Knudsen (1940–2023), Norwegian politician
• Grete Kuld (born 1989), Estonian singer, actress and television presenter
• 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 (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

Middle name

• Anne Grete Holmsgaard (born 1948), Danish energy expert and politician

Nickname

• 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

See also

• Crete (disambiguation)
• Greta (disambiguation)
• Gretel (disambiguation)