Given name · also Swedish

Kreet

Kreet is a feminine given name from Swedish, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Estonian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Kreet comes from Swedish, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.

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How it developed

From Swedish Greta, from German Grete.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Kreet’s family of names

In Estonian usage, Kreet was borrowed from the Swedish form Greta. In Estonian usage, Kreet has a related form in Grete. In Estonian usage, Kreet was borrowed from the German form Grete.

Walk Kreet’s family in the name graph

KreetReetGreteKreetaGreta

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Kreet has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.

EstonianAncient Greek

4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

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