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So precious and pretty. I think it's still usable because, despite being a name from a fairy tale, it's reasonably normal sounding, not like Rumpelstiltkskin. I wouldn't be weirded out if I met a Gretel.
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Gretel Beer (born Margaret Weidenfeld; 1921 – 2010) was an Austrian-born English author of cooking books and travel reports. She also served as a cookery writer for The Daily Telegraph and Daily Express newspapers.
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Cute but too associated with the fairy tale.
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Gretel Bergmann (1914-2017) was a German track and field athlete. The Nazis banned her from competing in the 1936 Summer Olympics because she was Jewish. She later emigrated to the United States to escape anti-Semitism in Germany.
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Lovely but your kid will get teased because of the fairy tale.
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Only reminds me of Hansel and Gretel, but cute name!
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Also used in Estonia: https://www.stat.ee/public/apps/nimed/
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GRETEL is my top girls name. I love it. Doesn't bother me about the fairy tale.
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Cute, but too many Hansel and Gretel jokes will come from this.
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Reminds me of Hansel and Gretel. I think this name should be just as popular as Greta because they are virtually the same name, just with a more feminine spin. Cute.
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Simply cute :)
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This name is really cute but a bit old fashioned. Gertie is a great nickname if you're considering naming you child Gretel.
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I think Gretel is a really lovely, cute and sweet name for a girl. :3.
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This is a really cute name, but I think it's too heavily associated with the fairy tale.
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This is disgusting. It reminds me of a girl who eats flowers and spits them on the floor and stamps on them.
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Very pretty name, and makes a nice middle name for lots of names. I know a Gretel and she's very attractive and sophisticated.
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Not just a name for a child. Gretel Ehrlich is a well known travel writer, poet, and essayist.
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It's cute, and I really like how it sounds when I say it.
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Pronounced GRE-tel. [noted -ed]
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Gretel is Bruno's sister in the tragic book and movie "The boy in the striped pajamas".
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I kind of like this name. It'd be very different, but it's actually very pretty.
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In the story Hansel and Gretel, Gretel is Hansel's little sister.
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Gretel Kileen (or 'Killeen' I'm not sure) is the host of Australian Big Brother. She has also written some novels I believe.
P.S. I like this name
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P.S. I like this name
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Really, really cute. But difficult to have when you're an adult.
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The youngest of the von Trapp children in Sound of Music was called this, not sure how it was spelled there though.
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Gretl (note spelling variation) was used as the name of the youngest von Trapp daughter in the movie "The Sound of Music". Gretl's character represented the real youngest daughter, who was named Martina.
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The Brothers Grimm actually spelled this name 'Grethal'.
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Pros: Yes, it is a fairy tale name, but the character of Gretel is actually pretty amazing. She was clever, resourceful, and saved her brother's life. That's a meaning most girls would be proud to bear. Also,
Cons: It sounds a bit harsh to me. Maybe mellow out the sound with a romantic or floral middle name? Another choice is to use the full name Margarethe or Margarete and this as the nickname.
Nicknames: I'd go with Grey. I'm not at all a fan of the name Gert or the nickname Gertie, but I agree they are usable possibilities.