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Gretchen

/ˈɡɹɛt͡ʃən/

Gretchen proper noun: a female given name from German origin; a pet form of Margaret.

Proper noun

Gretchen

  1. A female given name from German origin; a pet form of Margaret.
    • On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico.2024 February 7, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign”, in CNN
  2. Heroine of the play Faust by Goethe.

Questions about Gretchen

What does Gretchen mean?
Gretchen means a female given name from German origin; a pet form of Margaret.
What part of speech is Gretchen?
Gretchen is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Gretchen?
Gretchen is pronounced /ˈɡɹɛt͡ʃən/.

Words near Gretchen in the dictionary

  1. Greta effect
  2. Greta Main
  3. Greta South
  4. Greta Thunbergian
  5. Greta West
  6. Gretchen
  7. Gretel
  8. greter
  9. Grether
  10. Grethers
  11. Gretna

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