Gretchen
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɛt͡ʃən/
- Rhymes: -ɛtʃən
Proper noun
Gretchen
- A female given name from German origin; a pet form of Margaret.
- 2024 February 7, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign”, in CNN[1]:
- 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.
- Heroine of the play Faust by Goethe.
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from English Gretchen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɾetsen/ [ˈɡɾ̪i.t͡sen̪]
- Hyphenation: Gret‧chen
Proper noun
Gretchen (Badlit spelling ᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔)
- a female given name from English [in turn from German]; a diminutive form of Margaret.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡreːtçən/
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Proper noun
Gretchen n
- a diminutive of the female given name Margarete
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English Gretchen.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾet͡ʃen/ [ˈɡɾɛː.t͡ʃɛn̪]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈɡɾetsen/ [ˈɡɾɛt̪.sɛn̪]
- Rhymes: -et͡ʃen, (no palatal assimilation) -etsen
- Syllabification: Gret‧chen
Proper noun
Gretchen (Baybayin spelling ᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔)
- a female given name from English [in turn from German]; a diminutive form of Margaret.