Gretel

English

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɛtəl, -eɪtəl

Proper noun

Gretel

  1. A female given name from German, diminutive of Margarete.
  2. A fictional character in the German fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.

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German

Alternative forms
  • Grethel

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁeːtl̩/
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Proper noun

Gretel n or f

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Margarete
  2. Gretel, the girl in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel (original German name: Hänsel und Gretel (Hänsel und Grethel)).
    • 1812, Kinder- und Haus-Märchen. Gesammelt durch die Brüder Grimm, p. 52 & 53 (Gretel with feminine gender) and p. 55 & 57 (Gretel with neuter gender), part of the fairy tale Hänsel und Gretel:
      Und als der Mond aufgegangen war, faßte er die Gretel bei der Hand [...]
      Doch tröstete er die Gretel und sprach [...]
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      Das Gretel aber schüttelte sie und rief: [...]
      [...] und darum hatte sie das Gretel gerufen [...]
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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gretel.

Proper noun

Gretel f

  1. Gretel
  2. a female given name from German
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