Meaning Variant of Margaret, Gretchen means pearl. Origin of Gretchen German +-100%Zoom level changed to 1 Popular Middle Names Calianna, Ciara, Eileen, Emma, Jane, Kate, Kseniya, Margaret, Marie, Mary Pronunciation 🔊 Listen Gretchen GREH-chin Similar Names Gretel Margareta Margeaux Marguerite Maygan Meagan Meaghan Meggan Margaretta Marguerita Year by Year Popularity of Gretchen