Given name · also Swedish

Kreeta

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

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Kreeta comes from Swedish, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.

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How it developed

From Swedish Greta, from German Grete.

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Kreeta’s family of names

In Finnish usage, Kreeta was borrowed from the Swedish form Greta. In Finnish usage, Kreeta has a related form in Reeta. In Estonian usage, Kreeta has a related form in Grete.

Walk Kreeta’s family in the name graph

KreetaReetGreteReetaReettaKreettaKreetGreta

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

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Around the world

Kreeta has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.

FinnishEstonianAncient Greek

6 related names in 4 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.

Across languages 1

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

People named Kreeta

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Kreeta, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Ancient Greek

Gaeta

Gaeta is a surname from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Italian.

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Ancient Greek

Àjita

“good”

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Ancient Greek

Àgata

“good”

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Ancient Greek

Nyéchèta

“pure, chaste”

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Ancient Greek

Ecleia

Ecleia is a feminine given name. It is used in Portuguese.

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Ancient Greek

Margareeta

“pearl”

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Ancient Greek

Enòuna

Enòuna is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Emilian.

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Ancient Greek

Lysistrata

“army disbander”

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Kreeta’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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