Gretchen
Gretchen ( ) is a female given name .
Origin and meaning
The name is a variant of Margarete . In the United States in particular , it is found as a regular first name. In contrast, in German-speaking countries it is more of a colloquial nickname using diminutive . The name Gretchen was given at least three times in 2011 in Germany.
Well-known namesake
- Gretchen Barthelmes (1874 – after 1920), German writer
- Gretchen Bleiler (* 1981), American professional snowboarder
- Gretchen Carlson (* 1966), American television presenter and former Miss America
- Gretchen Daily (* 1964), American ecologist
- Gretchen Dutschke-Klotz (* 1942), theologian, sociologist, student activist and wife of Rudi Dutschke
- Gretchen Egolf (* 1973), American actress
- Gretchen Franklin (1911-2005), British actress
- Gretchen Fraser (1919–1994), American ski racer
- Gretchen Magers (* 1964), American tennis player.
- Gretchen Merrill (1925–1965), American figure skater
- Gretchen Mol (born 1972), American actress
- Gretchen Parlato (* 1976), American jazz singer
- Gretchen Rau (1939–2006), American set designer and film set designer
- Gretchen Ulion (* 1972), American ice hockey player
- Gretchen Whitmer (* 1971), American politician
- Gretchen Wilson (* 1973), American country singer and songwriter
- Gretchen Wohlwill (1878–1962), German painter
- Gretchen Wyler (1932-2007), American actress
Stage name
- Gretchen (singer) (* 1959), Brazilian singer, dancer and actress
Fictional people
- The Gretchen from Goethe's Urfaust and Faust I (see Gretchen tragedy , Gretchen question )
- Gretchen Wieners from Mean Girls ; played by Lacey Chabert
music
- Franz Schubert composed a work Gretchen am Spinnrade , based on a text from Goethe's Faust.