Gretchen is a diminutive of Margareta, which is ultimately from the Latin Margarita, which is from the Greek μαργαρίτης (margarites) meaning "pearl". The name has been popular since the middle ages.

I get cool, bookish imagery from this name. It is sitting by a window and reading looking out at the cloudy coastline.

c o m b o s

• Gretchen Lily
• Gretchen Iris
• Gretchen Emily
• Gretchen Clare
• Gretchen Lane
• Gretchen Sylvia
• Gretchen Fern
• Gretchen Bonnie
• Gretchen Hazel