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What does Gretchen mean?
Gretchen 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced GREH-chen. It is of German and Greek origin, and the meaning of Gretchen is "pearl". Variant of Margaret. Also form of Greta.
STARTS WITH Gr-
ASSOCIATED WITH greek
Variations
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA MARGARET Gretel, Grethel, Grette
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Gretchen Evalynn (G.E.), ..
How popular is Gretchen?
Gretchen is a very popular first name for women (#444 out of 4276, Top 10%) and a slightly less popular surname for all people (#101654 out of 150436, Top 68%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Gretchen reached its peak position of #225 in the U.S. in the 1970s, but is not listed currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Gretchen are Margaret (#127 LAST YEAR) and Greta (#587). Other variants, like Grette, are seldom used. These forms of Gretchen were at the height of their popularity 108 years ago (USAGE OF 2.35%) and are now significantly less common (USAGE 0.17%, ▼92.9%), with forms such as Margaret becoming somewhat outmoded. Greta is the most fashionable girl name among these.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Annettchen, Bracken, Breen, Britten, Franceen, Gaetane, Gleneen, Grace▼, Gracee, Gracey, Gracie, Grayce▼, Greer, Gretal, Grete, Gretha, Grethe, Gretl, Gretna, Gretta, Grietje, Ireen, Ireleen, Katchen, Lottchen, Treen and Trinchen (see Katherine). These names tend to be less frequently used than Gretchen.
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