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Gretchen
Girl NameGerman Origin
Meaning
German diminutive of MARGARETA.
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CreativityFamous People Named Gretchen
Gretchen Goes to London
Gretchen Goes to London is a DVD by King's X, released on Molken Music in 2008.
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Gretchen Berland
Gretchen Kimberly Berland is an American physician and filmmaker who is Associate Professor of Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine.
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Gretchen Jones
Gretchen Jones is an American fashion designer, who won the eighth season of Project Runway.
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Gretchen Hoffman
Gretchen M.
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Gretchen Andrew
Gretchen Andrew is an American artist.
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