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Kreeta

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Estonian

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Κρήτη (Krḗtē).

Proper noun

Kreeta

  1. Crete

Etymology 2

Swedish Greta and German Grete, ultimately also from Ancient Greek. A variant of Reet, Kreet, Grete.

Proper noun

Kreeta (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

  1. a female given name

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkreːtɑ/, [ˈkre̞ːt̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -eːtɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Kree‧ta
  • Hyphenation(key): Kree‧ta

Etymology 1

    From Ancient Greek Κρήτη (Krḗtē).

    Proper noun

    Kreeta

    1. Crete
    Declension
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    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Swedish Greta and Margareta, ultimately also from Ancient Greek. A variant of Reeta, Reetta.

      Proper noun

      Kreeta

      1. a female given name
        • 1864, Aleksis Kivi, Nummisuutarit, SKS, published 1956, act I:
          Kreeta! pääni pyörään käy, koska muistelen, että kohta olen yhtä kanssas, eli toisin, minä tulen sinuksi ja sinä minuksi, sanalla sanoen, Esko on Kreeta ja Kreeta on Esko; ja kutsukoot meitä sitten joko Eskokreetaksi eli Kreetaeskoksi.
          Kreeta! my head feels like spinning, as I remember how I am one with you, that is to say, I become you and you me, and so to say, Esko is Kreeta and Kreeta is Esko, and let us be called Eskokreeta or Kreetaesko.
        • 1870 Aleksis Kivi, Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers): Chapter 3 (Translation 1991 by Richard A. Impola):
          Kaisan huulet massahtelee, / Napsuttelee kirves; / Kreeta-muori Kaisan kynsiss’ / Juttuu hampaat irviss’.
          On her cupping tool / Kaisa smacks her lip. / Greta talks through gritted teeth, / Squirming in her grip.
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      More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
      Statistics
      • Kreeta is the 1048th (tied with 3 other names) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 150 female individuals (and as a middle name to 232 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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