Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Flip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Saved Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

Flip

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

1 2

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Baby names

Greta?

31 replies

LittleRedDinosaur · 20/02/2014 19:25

be honest, I'm not going to get offended. Just thought it was quite a pretty name. (I like old lady names)

OP posts:

Report

hatebeak · 20/02/2014 19:52

Really love it! Very cool, but not faddy. Great for baby, child and adult.

Report

DitsyDonkey · 20/02/2014 20:11

Nice

Report

NauseousKitty · 20/02/2014 20:12

Love. Love. Love!

Report

Weegiemum · 20/02/2014 20:14

If you'd had the same great-auntie Greta as me, not so much!

Report

findingherfeet · 20/02/2014 20:15

I kind of love this

Report

Indith · 20/02/2014 20:15

Brilliant name.

Report

IdaArnold · 20/02/2014 20:17

Good choice. Like it a lot.

Report

Smugfearnleyshittingstool · 20/02/2014 20:17

I love this name!! Red magazine fashion editor blogs on Wit today and has a scrummy daughter named Greta zeta, I've always thought it was super cool!

Report

HoneyandRum · 20/02/2014 20:18

Lovely - good for all stages of life

Report

mathanxiety · 20/02/2014 20:36

I love it.

Report

pygmy · 20/02/2014 21:46

Adore it.

Report

Littleturkish · 21/02/2014 07:26

Love it.

Report

AnythingNotEverything · 21/02/2014 07:33

I love it. It's not as daddy as some if the other old lady names.

Report

skitter · 21/02/2014 07:36

I love it too. Feels both sweet and strong at the same time.

Report

WaitMonkey · 21/02/2014 09:06

Lovely name.

Report

LittleRedDinosaur · 21/02/2014 09:27

OP posts:

Report

WowserBowser · 21/02/2014 09:37

Love it. Was on my list last time i was pregnant.

Report

RiverTam · 21/02/2014 09:38

lovely

Report

Mrsindecision · 21/02/2014 10:12

I definitely think it's cute on a baby/toddler, but not sure it sounds particularly attractive on an adult - personally wouldn't describe it as "pretty", in fact it's actually quite harsh sounding to my ear. I know an 8 year old one and it does suit her, but she's very blond and gorgeous looking so she'd probably even make the name Bertha or Gertrude seem attractive! Not so lovely sounding if you're a bit plain and dumpy IMO!

Report

MultipleMama · 21/02/2014 10:23

I'm biased as this is my dd1's middle name. I absolutely adore it, I think it's elegant but strong, it's not harsh sounding at all, better than Gertrude! It's the short version of Margarethe and a German diminutive of Gretel and means "a Pearl". - According to DH.

Works well for both an adult and a child :)

Report

squoosh · 21/02/2014 11:09

Love it.

It's elegant and grown up.

Report

Dreya · 21/02/2014 22:52

Oh I love Greta. Makes me think of the Sound of Music and Greta Garbo. I agree it sounds elegant. Beautiful name.

Report

Don’t want to miss threads like this?

Weekly

Email address

You've subscribed!

Tiredtomybones · 21/02/2014 22:55

Love it. I also love Gretchen. I used to share a house with an American Gretchen.

Report

mathanxiety · 21/02/2014 23:29

I think it's the cool, unfrilly Scandinavian aspect of it that makes it such a great name for any age, Mrsindecision.

Report

Mrsindecision · 22/02/2014 00:09

It's just my opinion maths, and I am clearly in the minority with it. I personally wouldn't want to be called Greta as I am neither "cool" or Scandinavian, and to my ear, it just sounds fairly harsh and Germanic. Fine if you are a delicate and "Garboesque" though. Not keen on Margaret either, but I'm probably in the minority with that view on here also! As I said in my post, the name suits the child that I know with the name, but I just personally wouldn't choose it.