Gretel

Gender: Feminine
Usage: German

Meaning

Diminutive of Grete. It is well-known as a character from an 1812 Brothers Grimm fairy tale who is captured, with her brother Hansel, by a witch. The Grimm’s story was based on earlier European folk tales.
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