Greet

Greet may refer to:
Greet, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Greet (communication), a way for human beings to intentionally communicate awareness of each other's presence
GREET Model
River Greet, a river in Nottinghamshire
People with the given name Greet, a Dutch short form of Margaretha (Margaret):
Greet Coppe (born 1977), Belgian volleyball player
Greet Galliard(born 1926), Dutch swimmer
Greet Grottendieck (born 1943), Dutch sculptor
Greet Hellemans (born 1959), Dutch rower
Greet Hofmans (1894-1968), Dutch faith healer
Greet van Norden (1911–1963), Dutch swimmer
People with the surname Greet:
Ben Greet (1857-1936), Shakespearean actor, director, and impresario
Christopher Greet (21st century), Sri Lankan radio personality
Clare Greet (1871-1939), English film actress
William Greet (1851-1914), British theatre manager

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Old English gretan "to come in contact with" in any sense ("attack, accost" as well as "salute, welcome," and "touch, take hold of, handle," as in hearpan gretan "to play the harp"), "seek out, approach," from West Germanic *grotjan (source also of Old Saxon grotian, Old Frisian greta, Dutch groeten, Old High German gruozen, German grüßen "to salute, greet"), of uncertain origin. In English, German, and Dutch, the primary sense has become "to salute," but the word once had much broader meaning. Perhaps originally "to resound" (via notion of "cause to speak"), causative of Proto-Germanic *grætanan, root of Old English grætan (Anglian gretan) "weep, bewail," from PIE *gher- (2) "to call out." Greet still can mean "cry, weep" in Scottish & northern England dialect, though this might be from a different root. Grætan probably also is the source of the second element in regret. Related: Greeted; greeting.

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Short form of Margaret, means: pearl.

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Greet Op de Beeck	1971	Belgian journalist and presenter
2	Greet Rouffaer	1958	Belgian actress
3	Greet De Keyser	1963	Belgian journalist
4	Greet Hofmans	1894	Dutch faith healer
5	Clare Greet	1871	Actress
6	Greet Verstraete	1983	Belgian actress
7	Ben Greet	1857	English actor-manager
8	Christopher Greet	1932	Sri Lankan radaio presenter
9	Greet Beukenkamp	1939	Dutch writer
10	William Greet	1851	British theatre manager
11	Greet Hellemans	1959	Dutch rower
12	Greet Grottendieck	1943	Dutch sculptor
13	Greet Versterre	1937	Dutch sportsperson and athletics competitor
14	Greet Samyn	1978	Belgian radio host
15	Greet Meulemeester	1969	Belgian athletics competitor
16	Greet De Roo	1960	Belgian politician
17	Greet van Gool	1962	Belgian politician
18	Greet Van Linter	1956	Belgian politician
19	Greet Hommes	1944	Dutch politician
20	Greet Coppe	1977
21	Andrew Greet	1979	British chess player
22	Greetje Minnen	1997
23	Greet Andringa	1971
24	Greet Buyle	1951	Belgian politician
25	Greet Ermen	1936