Can you think of cute nicknames for Greta?

seb09 · July 2011

I can't think of any.

BrideBuddies · July 2011

Um... may I ask...

Why do you need a nickname? It's short enough already and very cute as it is.

Sari323 · July 2011

BrideBuddies:
Um... may I ask...
Why do you need a nickname? It's short enough already and very cute as it is.

This. I don't understand the need for a nickname. I think Greta is short and sweet as it is!

Ceridwen21 · July 2011

Gigi! I always suggest that as a NN for G girl names (though it often gets shot down on this board). I think it's adorable.

tmadden · July 2011

Not cute or short, but my co-worker calls her teen daughter named Greta "Heavy Metal Gretal". Stick out tongue

ToBeMrsT · July 2011

mj.reilly:
Sari323:
BrideBuddies:
Um... may I ask...
Why do you need a nickname? It's short enough already and very cute as it is.
This. I don't understand the need for a nickname. I think Greta is short and sweet as it is!
This.

This! Greta is super cute and doesn't need a nn.

palmtreemandy · July 2011

i dont think you need one.

nicknames can come from actions and middle names too. and sometimes kids just name themselves once they start talking. a friend in high school was matthew who could only call himself "foo" when he was learning to talk and it stuck. Another pal went by "Buck" because he always wanted to be a cowboy and he was daddys little "buck-aroo" nicknames can come from a variety of places.

bwralc · July 2011

Greta is already a nickname for Margaret so I'm sure that is why some people would be confused by your question. Some cute petnames I've heard for Greta are Grey or Gigi. HTH

ycristina84 · July 2011

Sari323:
BrideBuddies:
Um... may I ask...
Why do you need a nickname? It's short enough already and very cute as it is.

This. I don't understand the need for a nickname. I think Greta is short and sweet as it is!

Exactly.

HoodRich · July 2011

I'm not trying to be rude, but why do you need to give her a nickname if Greta is a perfectly fine name? Why name her one thing and call her something else? Just name her the nickname as her name and be done with it.

HannahO28 · July 2011

I think of Greta as a NN for Margaret (and also a rocking standalone name). It's definitely too short to need a NN.

wallace101610 · July 2011

G Unit

but you have to say it like you are a rapper holding a gun and a 40 oz.....

emilyray14 · July 2011

Grettie, Etta

brachatzipora · July 2011

bwralc:
Greta is already a nickname for Margaret so I'm sure that is why some people would be confused by your question. Some cute petnames I've heard for Greta are Grey or Gigi. HTH

This, although I think naming a child "Greta" is also totally okay. I don't think it needs a nickname!

tct1219 · July 2011

Greta is a nickname- it's short for Margareta/ Margaret. The only thing I can think of is GiGi. It's NMS but I know an adorable little girl with that nickname so I have a good association with it.

Sxia · July 2011

How about Gertie? (Drew Barrymore in ET.) I don't think Greta is a nn for Margaret only. (I also think Gretel, from Sound of Music.)

signingbaby · July 2011

I'd have to agree with everyone else on this. It's a sweet name, doesn't need a nick!

whimsical605 · July 2011

Greta is a beautiful name! I say just plan on calling her that and any nickname may come naturally from something else (as another poster said, associated with actions, characteristics, etc). I would definitely not name my child something pretty like Greta, then ruin it by calling them Gigi or Gertie. Blech.