Grit (first name)
Grit is a female given name .
Origin and meaning
Short form of Margarete - ancient Greek "margaritis" (μαργαρίτης): "the pearl ". The origin of the name is Dutch or North German.
Well-known namesake
- Grit Boettcher (* 1938), German actress
- Grit Breuer (* 1972), German athlete.
- Grit Jurack (* 1977), German handball player
- Grit van Jüten (* 1944), German opera singer (soprano)
- Grit Poppe (* 1964), German writer