Grete

Grete is a German, Danish, and Norwegian short form of Margarete and its Scandinavian equivalents, all ultimately derived from the Greek name Margarites, meaning pearl. The name has been widely used across Germanic and Scandinavian cultures for centuries, carried by numerous queens, saints, and literary figures throughout medieval and early modern Europe. Related forms include Greta, Greet, Grethe, Margarethe, and Margareta.