Greta

The name Greta is derived from the name Margaret, which comes from the Greek word margarites or "pearl."
Greta may refer to:

• Greta Almroth (1888–1981), Swedish actress
• Greta Andersen (born 1927), Danish swimmer
• Gréta Arn (born 1979), Hungarian tennis player
• Greta Svabo Bech (born 1987), Faroese singer
• Greta Bösel (1908–1947), German Nazi concentration camp guard
• Greta Chi, Danish actress
• Greta Christina (born 1961), American atheist author and activist
• Greta Cicolari (born 1981), Italian beach volleyball player
• Greta Duréel (died 1696), Swedish fraud
• Greta Espinoza (born 1995), Mexican footballer
• Greta Garbo (1905–1990), Swedish-American actress
• Greta Gerwig (born 1983), American actress
• Greta Grönholm (born 1923), Finnish canoeist
• Greta Gynt (1916–2000), Norwegian singer, dancer and actress
• Greta Hällfors-Sipilä (1899–1974), Finnish painter
• Greta Johansson (1895–1978), Swedish diver and swimmer
• Greta Johnson (born 1977), American lawyer and politician
• Greta Kempton (1901–1991), American painter
• Gréta Kerekes (born 1992), Hungarian hurdler
• Greta Knutson (1899–1983), Swedish artist, poet and critic
• Greta Mikalauskytė, Lithuanian beauty pageant contestant
• Greta Molander (1908–2002), Swedish-Norwegian rally driver and writer
• Greta N. Morris, American diplomat
• Greta Naterberg (1772-1818), Swedish folk singer
• Greta Neimanas (born 1988), American Paralympic cyclist
• Greta Nevedomskaitė (born 1994), Lithuanian artistic gymnast
• Greta Nissen (1906–1988), Norwegian-American actress
• Greta Podleski, Canadian chef, author and television host
• Greta De Reyghere, Belgian soprano
• Greta Richioud (born 1996), French cyclist
• Greta Scacchi (born 1960), Italian-Australian actress
• Greta Schröder (1891–1967), German actress
• Greta Salpeter, (born 1988) American singer
• Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir (born 1986), Icelandic singer and violinist
• Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir (born 1987), Icelandic singer and footballer
• Greta Schiller (born 1954), American film director
• Greta Small (born 1995), Australian alpine skier
• Greta Stevenson (1911–1990), New Zealand botanist and mycologist
• Gréta Szakmáry (born 1991), Hungarian volleyball player
• Greta Thyssen (born 1933), Danish-American actress
• Greta Vaillant (1942–2000), French actress
• Greta Van Susteren (born 1954), American television journalist

• Greta Bridge, village in County Durham, England
• Greta, New South Wales, town in Australia
  • Greta railway station
  • Greta Army Camp, former Australian Army camp near the town of Greta
• Greta, Victoria, town in Australia

• Greta von Amberg, character on the soap opera Days of Our Lives
• Greta McClure, character on Family Matters portrayed by Tammy Townsend
• Greta Gibson, character in A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child portrayed by Erika Anderson
• Greta, character from Liar Liar portrayed by Anne Haney
• Greta Catchlove witch from the Harry Potter series, also known as Gerda Curd
• Greta, character from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 portrayed by Blythe Danner
• Greta Wolfcastle, the daughter of Rainier Wolfcastle from The Simpsons voiced by Reese Witherspoon
• Greta (Chuck), one of several characters on Chuck
• Greta Ohlsson, character from Murder on the Orient Express
• Greta Matthews, character from short-lived CW cult show Hidden Palms
• Dr. Greta Guttman, character on Mad Men
• Greta O'Donnell, main character from the movie According to Greta played by Hilary Duff
• Greta, character on Lost portrayed by Lana Parrilla
• Greta Martin, character on The Vampire Diaries, portrayed by Lisa Tucker
• Greta, hair salon assistant at Christian Grey's choice salon in Fifty Shades Darker
• Greta Hayes, Secret (Greta Hayes) in DC Comics
• Great Aunt Greta, from Horrid Henry
• Greta James, a struggling musician played by Keira Knightley in Begin Again (film)

• Greta (genus), butterfly genus
  • Greta morgane, also called the "Thick-tipped Greta", a day-active ithomiine butterfly
  • Greta oto, brush-footed butterfly; its most common English name is "glasswing"