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* [[Greta Ohlsson]], character from ''Murder on the Orient Express'' |
* [[Greta Ohlsson]], character from ''Murder on the Orient Express'' |
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* Greta Matthews, character from short-lived CW cult show [[Hidden Palms]] |
* Greta Matthews, character from short-lived CW cult show [[Hidden Palms]] |
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* Greta O'Donnell, main character from the movie [[According to Greta]] played by [[Hilary Duff]] |
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==Natural history== |
==Natural history== |
Revision as of 23:51, 8 December 2013
The name Greta is derived from the name Margaret, which comes from the Greek word margarites or "pearl."
Greta may refer to:
People
- Gréta Arn (born 1979), professional tennis player
- Greta Bösel (1908–1947), executed Nazi concentration camp guard
- Greta Doucet, Canadian politician and currently the interim leader of the New Brunswick Green Party
- Greta Garbo (1905–1990), Swedish-born actress
- Greta Gerwig (1983–present), American actress
- Greta Johansson (1895–1978), Swedish Olympic diver and swimmer
- Greta Kempton (1901–1991), American artist
- Greta Knutson (1899–1983), Swedish artist, poet and critic
- Greta Scacchi (born 1960), Italian-born, Australian actor
- Greta Schröder (1891–1967), German actor
- Greta van Susteren, American news personality
- Greta Salpeter, American singer for The Hush Sound
Places
- 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
Fictional characters
- Greta von Amberg, character on the soap opera Days of our Lives
- 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
- Greta O'Donnell, main character from the movie According to Greta played by Hilary Duff
Natural history
- Greta (genus), butterfly genus
- Greta morgane, also called the "Thick-tipped Greta", is a day-active ithomiine butterfly
- Greta oto, brush-footed butterfly; its most common English name is glasswing
Other
- Greta (band), hard rock band
- According to Greta, an independent film
- River Greta (disambiguation), one of three UK rivers
- Hurricane Greta (disambiguation), name of several Atlantic storms
- Georgia Regional Transportation Authority abbreviated GRTA and pronounced "Greta"