Grete

Grete or Grethe is a feminine given name, a derivate of Margaret. It is most often used in Scandinavia (not including Sweden), Estonia, and German-speaking Europe.

First name

 * Grete Berget (1954–2017), Norwegian politician
 * Grete De Francesco (1893–1945), German-speaking writer
 * Grete Daut (born 2000), Estonian footballer
 * Grete Eliassen (born 1986), Norwegian/American freeskier
 * Grete Faremo (born 1955), Norwegian politician
 * Grete Frederiksen (1918–2007), Danish freestyle swimmer
 * Grete Frische (1911–1962), Danish actress, screenwriter and director
 * Grete Gaim (born 1993), Estonian biathlete
 * Grete Gross, (born 1890), Russian-German commercial artist.
 * Grete Heckscher (1901–1987), Danish fencer
 * Grete Hermann (1901–1984), German mathematician and philosopher
 * Grete Kirkeberg (born 1964), Norwegian long-distance runner
 * Grete Knudsen (1940–2023), Norwegian politician
 * Grete Kuld (born 1989), Estonian singer, actress and television presenter
 * Grete Mogensen, Danish badminton player
 * Grete Nordrå (1924–2012), Norwegian actress
 * Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (born 1961), Norwegian biathlete and cross country skier
 * Grete Olsen (1912–2010), Danish fencer
 * Grete Paia (born 1995), Estonian singer
 * Grete Püvi (born 1982), Estonian dressage rider
 * Grete Reinwald (1902–1983), German actress
 * Grete Rikko (1908–1998), German-American painter
 * Grete Šadeiko (born 1993), Estonian heptathlete
 * Grete Salomonsen, Norwegian film director
 * Grete Treier (born 1977), Estonian road bicycle racer
 * Grete Waitz (1953–2011), Norwegian marathon runner
 * Grete Zimmer, birth name of Greta Zimmer Friedman (1924-2016), Austrian-born American nurse kissed by a sailor celebrating the end of World War II in an iconic photograph

Middle name

 * Anne Grete Holmsgaard (born 1948), Danish energy expert and politician

Nickname

 * Margarete Adler (1896–1990), Austrian swimmer
 * Grete Heublein (1908–1997), German shot putter, discus thrower and sprinter
 * Grete Mosheim (1905–1986), German actress
 * Grete Prytz Kittelsen (1917–2010), Norwegian goldsmith, enamel artist, and designer
 * Grete Rosenberg (1896–1979), German freestyle swimmer
 * Grete Sultan (1906–2005), German-American pianist

Fictional characters

 * Grete Minde, main character of the 1977 Austrian-German drama film Grete Minde, portrayed by Katerina Jacob
 * Grete Samsa, in Franz Kafka's novella The Metamorphosis