Gretel

Gretel
Hansel and Gretel
Language(s) German
Other names
Variant form(s) Margarete

Gretel is a German shortening of the name Margarete. It may refer to:

  • one of the main characters in the Brothers Grimm fairy tale Hansel and Gretel
  • Gretel Beer (1921–2010), Austrian-born English author of cooking books and travel reports and newspaper cookery writer
  • Gretel Bergmann (born 1914), German Jewish high jumper who was prevented from competing in the 1936 Berlin Olympics
  • Gretel Ehrlich (born 1946), American travel writer, poet, and essayist
  • Gretel Killeen (born 1963), Australian presenter
  • Gretel Oberhollenzer-Rogger (born 1958), Italian ski mountaineer
  • Gretel Scarlett (born 1987), Australian actress
  • Gretel Tippett (born 1993), Australian netball player and former WNBL basketball player

See also

  • gretl, an open source statistical package
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