Gretchen

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹɛt͡ʃən/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛtʃən

Proper noun

Gretchen

1. A female given name from German origin; a pet form of Margaret.
   • 2024 February 7, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign”, in CNN‎^[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 28 December 2025:

     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.

2. Heroine of the play Faust by Goethe.

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English Gretchen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾet͡sen/ [ˈɡɾ̪eː.t͡sen̪]
• Hyphenation: Gret‧chen

Proper noun

Gretchen (Badlit spelling ᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔)

1. a female given name from English [in turn from German]; a diminutive form of Margaret.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡreːtçən/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Proper noun

Gretchen n

1. a diminutive of the female given name Margarete

Derived terms

• Gretchenfrage

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Gretchen.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾet͡ʃen/ [ˈɡ̠ɾɛː.t͡ʃɛn̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈɡɾetsen/ [ˈɡ̠ɾɛt̪.sɛn̪]
• Rhymes: -et͡ʃen, (no palatal assimilation) -etsen
• Syllabification: Gret‧chen

Proper noun

Gretchen (Baybayin spelling ᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔)

1. a female given name from English [in turn from German]; a diminutive form of Margaret.