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Gretchen
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English
+ (given name)
Pronunciation
en /ˈɡɹɛt͡ʃən/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gretchen.wav Southern England
en ɛtʃən 2
Proper noun
en female German origin; a pet form of Margaret.
en Edward-Isaac Dovere Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/07/politics/harris-set-to-host-democratic-governors-this-weekend-to-discuss-2024-campaign/index.html 2024-02-07 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20251228151719/https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/07/politics/harris-set-to-host-democratic-governors-this-weekend-to-discuss-2024-campaign/index.html 28 December 2025
Heroine of the play en Faust by Goethe.
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :bor en:Gretchen + 1
Pronunciation
gretsen
ceb Gret chen
Proper noun
gretsen
ceb female English < German; a diminutive form of Margaret.
German
de:
Pronunciation
de /ˈɡreːtçən/
de De-Gretchen.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun n
de female Margarete
Derived terms
de Gretchenfrage
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :bor en:Gretchen + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
+
tl female English < German; a diminutive form of Margaret.