Gretchen


Gender:
Origin: Greek
72 famous people named Gretchen found on Wikipedia.
53408 female, 38 male in US.
Most recent ranking: 2022-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 191-th in year 1973
Used in: English, German

Meanings

A female given name, form of Margaret.

Gretchen (German pronunciation [ˈɡʀeːtçən]) is a female given name of German origin that is mainly prevalent in the United States. It is a pet form of the German name Margarete.
Its popularity increased due to a major character in Goethe's Faust (around the year 1800) having this name. In German, the Gretchenfrage (question by Gretchen), derived from Faust, is an idiom for a direct question that aims at the core of a problem and that should reveal the intentions and mindset of the questionee. The question is usually inconvenient to the questionee since he or she shall confess to something crucial he or she was intentionally or unintentionally vague about before.
In German speaking countries Gretchen is not a usual given name, and as a pet form it is almost out of use today, esp. because in the past century the name Margarete or its short form Grete has fallen out of fashion and is very rarely given to newborns.
However, mainly in the United States the name Gretchen remains very popular and nostalgic.

Fem. proper name, German diminutive of Greta, a German and Swedish pet form of Margaret. Somestimes used as a typical German female name, also sometimes in reference to the name of the simple girl seduced by Faust.

Form of Margareta, means: pearl.

Famous People: 72 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Gretchen Carlson 1966 American journalist
2 Gretchen Mol 1972 American actress and former model
3 Gretchen Wilson 1973 American singer
4 Gretchen Corbett 1947 American actress
5 Gretchen Jones American fashion designer
6 Gretchen 1959 Brazilian singer
7 Gretchen Barretto 1970 Filipino actress
8 Gretchen Ho 1990 Volleyball
9 Gretchen Rubin 1966 American writer
10 Gretchen Franklin 1911 English actress
11 Gretchen Cryer 1935 American actress and writer
12 Gretchen Whitmer 1971 American politician
13 Gretchen Peters 1957 American musician
14 Gretchen Fullido 1980 Model
15 Gretchen Dutschke-Klotz 1942 American author and former activist
16 Gretchen Parlato 1976 American singer
17 Gretchen Palmer 1961 American actress
18 Gretchen Egolf 1973 American actress
19 Gretchen Bleiler 1981 Snowboarder
20 Gretchen Wyler 1932 Actress, dancer, animal rights activist
21 Gretchen Polhemus 1965 Miss USA 1989, 2nd runner-up at Miss Universe 1989
22 Gretchen Lieberum American singer
23 Gretchen Driskell 1958 American politician and businessman
24 Gretchen Malalad 1980 Filipino karateka
25 Gretchen Morgenson 1956 American journalist
26 Gretchen Massey 1969 American broadcaster
27 Gretchen Phillips 1963 American musician
28 Gretchen Fraser 1919 Alpine skier
29 Gretchen Albrecht 1943 New Zealand painter and sculptor
30 Gretchen Daily 1964 American biologist
31 Gretchen Espina 1986 Filipino singer
32 Gretchen Hartman 1897 American actor (1897-1979)
33 Gretchen Reece American beauty pageant titleholder
34 Gretchen Kafoury 1942 American politician
35 Gretchen Rau 1939 Art director
36 Gretchen Rush 1964 US tennis player
37 Gretchen Abaniel 1985 Boxer
38 Gretchen Osgood Warren 1868 American poet
39 Gretchen Donlan 1993 Figure skater
40 Gretchen Merrill 1925 Figure skater
41 Gretchen Wohlwill 1878 German painter
42 Gretchen Quie 1927
43 Gretchen Ulion 1972 American ice hockey player
44 Gretchen W. McClain American businesswoman
45 Gretchen Bender 1951 American artist
46 Gretchen Brewin 1938 Canadian politician
47 Gretchen Lederer 1891 Actress
48 Gretchen Berland American physician
49 Gretchen Woodman Rogers 1881 American painter
50 Gretchen Baer 1963 American painter
51 Gretchen S. Herbert American naval officer
52 Gretchen Dykstra 1948 American businessman
53 Gretchen Oehler 1943 American actress
54 Gretchen Hofmann American biologist
55 Gretchen Gerzina 1950
56 Gretchen Hoffman 1957 American politician
57 Gretchen Quintana 1984 Athletics competitor
58 Gretchen Shappert American lawyer
59 Gretchen Serrao 1990 Venezuelan singer
60 Gretchen Gotay 1980 Olympic swimmer
61 Gretchen McCord Texan librarian and lawyer specialising in copyright issues
62 Gretchen Kramp American artist
63 Simona Gretchen 1987
64 Gretchen Sibley 1914 American zoologist
65 Gretchen Kirby American educator
66 Gretchen Hehenberger 1918 Olympic gymnast
67 Gretchen Barthelmes 1874 German writer
68 Gretchen Stumhofer 1989 American bicycle racer
69 Gretchen Reydams-Schils Classicist
70 Gretchen Guess
71 Gretchen Dobervich
72 Gretchen Dow Simpson