Gretel is a German shortening of the given name Margarete.
 Hansel and Gretel | |
| Language(s) | German |
|---|---|
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Margarete |
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Notable people with this given name include:
- Gretel, a fictional character in the Brothers Grimm fairy tale Hansel and Gretel
- Gretel Beer (1921–2010), Austrian-born English author of cooking books and travel reports and newspaper cookery writer
- Gretel Bergmann (1914–2017), German Jewish high jumper who was prevented from competing in the 1936 Berlin Olympics
- Gretel Ehrlich (born 1946), American travel writer, poet, and essayist
- Gretel Grant-Gomez, a fictional character from the Disney Channel animated series Hamster & Gretel
- Gretel Killeen (born 1963), Australian presenter
- Gretel Oberhollenzer-Rogger (born 1958), Italian ski mountaineer
- Gretel Scarlett (born 1987), Australian actress
- Gretel Tippett (born 1993), Australian netball player and former WNBL basketball player
See also
edit- Gretl, an open source statistical package
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