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Grit (female)

Variants:Greta (F) Grete (F) Gritta (F)
Diminutive for:Margrit (F)
Pet Name for:Margarathe (F) Margaret (F)
Can be spelt:Gritt (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

German short form of Margrit and a pet name for Margarathe/Margaret [q.v.], from Greek or Persian "pearl".
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