{{About|the given name|various ships|SS Grete}} {{Infobox given name | name = Grete | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = | gender = Female | meaning = pearl | region = | language = | origin = | alternative spelling = Grethe | nickname = | related names = Greta, Gretchen | name day = | derived = Margarethe | popularity = | footnotes = }}
'''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.
==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)
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