How to pronounce Gretchen?

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Pronunciation of Gretchen in Sacramento, CA, USA

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Gretchen is pronounced as

G R EH ch uh n

g sounds like the 'g' in 'go'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
eh sounds like the 'e' in 'pet'
ch sounds like the 'ch' in 'chin'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'
n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'


Gretchen is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ G R EH ch uh n ]

G R EH ch uh n
go rat pet chin up no



Type of Name:

First name

Gender:

Female


Comments:

Pronunciation of Gretchen in Scotland

Gretchen is pronounced as

GRE-chin


Gretchen is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ GRE-chin ]

Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

German

Meaning:

Pearl

Additional Information:

The name Gretchen is a 'pet name' of the name Margaret. (The GARET in the end).

It is of German origin, where '-chen' is used to make something 'cuter', or 'little'.

For example, Maragret is turned into Gret with the 'little' suffix on the end, and is then turned into Gret-chen.


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Pronunciation of Gretchen in New Zealand

Gretchen is pronounced as

GRET chen


Gretchen is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ GRET chen ]

Type of Name:

First name

Language:

German

Gender:

Female

Meaning:

Margaret


Comments:

Pronunciation of Gretchen in Sacramento, CA, USA

Gretch-in

The first part rhymes with the word 'wretch'


Type of Name:

First name

Gender:

Female


Comments:

Pronunciation of Gretchen in New Zealand

gret-chen


Type of Name:

First name

Language:

German

Gender:

Female

Meaning:

Margaret


Comments:

Pronunciation of Gretchen in Scotland

GREH-chin


Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

German

Meaning:

Pearl

Additional Information:

The name Gretchen is a 'pet name' of the name Margaret. (The GARET in the end).

It is of German origin, where '-chen' is used to make something 'cuter', or 'little'.

For example, Maragret is turned into Gret with the 'little' suffix on the end, and is then turned into Gret-chen.


Comments: