Do you associate Gretchen with Germans or with Latinos?

[Mortimer]

I always thought Gretchen is very German, but now i discovered it is also very common for latinos (spaniards and latin americans)

I think it is definitely of GERMANIC origins... like hermann, and the spaniards use hermanno, but it is maybe given them by visigoths?

 

[luiza]

G retch en is very Germy and an ideal name for you once you complete your transition programme .

Alternatively , Gherkin .
I like Jerky Gerky, the Germy Wormy .

 

[Bleipriester]

Like North America also the South was populated from people from everywhere, mostly Europe.

 

[Zebra]

gretchen is a german name

 

[luiza]

gretchen is a german name

Great . Yours
Z Retch En, the Germy Wormy

 

[Zebra]

I always thought Gretchen is very German, but now i discovered it is also very common for latinos (spaniards and latin americans)

I think it is definitely of GERMANIC origins... like hermann, and the spaniards use hermanno, but it is maybe given them by visigoths?

gretchen is famous because of goethe.s faust

 

[Bleipriester]

Gretchen is actually a minimization of Greta. It makes the name more cute.

 

[Mushroom]

Jesus

 

[Zebra]

Gretchen is actually a minimization of Greta. It makes the name more cute.

true

and greta in turn is short for margareta.

 

[zaangalewa]

gretchen is a german name

Margarete

Margret, Margot, Margrit, Greta, Grete, Gretchen, Gretel, Grit, Gritt, Rita (short forms)

Margaret, Marjorie, Maggie (english)
Marguerite (french)
Margherita (italian)
Margarita (spanish)
Margit (hungarian)
Marret
Maisie

source: Vorname Margarete * Herkunft, Statistik und Bedeutung

 

[zaangalewa]

Jesus

 

[Zebra]

Margarete

Margret, Margot, Margrit, Greta, Grete, Gretchen, Gretel, Grit, Gritt, Rita (short forms)

Margaret, Marjorie, Maggie (english)
Marguerite (french)
Margherita (italian)
Margarita (spanish)
Margit (hungarian)
Marret
Maisie

source: Vorname Margarete * Herkunft, Statistik und Bedeutung

and Gretel ….. from Hänsel and Gretel

 

[zaangalewa]

and Gretel ….. from Hänsel and Gretel

... Margret, Margot, Margrit, Greta, Grete, Gretchen, Gretel, Grit, Gritt, Rita (short forms) ...

By the way: Did you know that "Rita" - what sounds very German - is also often a prename in Italy?

 

[Zebra]

By the way: Did you know that "Rita" - what sounds very German - is also often a prename in Italy?

and in Spain also.?

 

[zaangalewa]

and in Spain also.?

No idea.

 

[Zebra]

i think so

 

[Zebra]

you know Gretchen Whitmer?

 

[whitehall]

USMB has to take a closer look at crazy posts.

 

[American Eagle]

I never even thought about it. Seems straightforward to me. Maybe Latinos like the name and it became a fad?

 

[luiza]

USMB has to take a closer look at crazy posts.

No . Just two Nazi Germs in normal mode .

With Morticia also in attendance one cannot help but think of the Three Stooges .