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Meaning and origin
Meta is a Latin girl name. The meaning of the name is `ambitious `.


Where is it used?
The name Meta is mainly used in German and in Scandinavian.

It is an abbreviated form of
Grete, used in German and in Danish.
Reetta, used in Finnish.
Reeta, used in Finnish.
Marge, used in English.
Margaret, used in English.
Maggie, used in English.
Greet, used in Dutch.


How do they say it elsewhere?
Megan (In Welsh and in English)
Mererid (In Welsh)
Marged (In Welsh)
Mared (In Welsh)
Margarita (In Spanish and in Russian)
Marjeta (In Slovene)
Margarida (In Portuguese)
Malgorzata (In Polish)
Marit (In Norwegian and in Swedish)
Marganita (In Jewish)
Perle (In Jewish)
Margherita (In Italian)
Mairead (In Irish and in Scottish)
Margrét (In Icelandic)
Margit (In Hungarian and in Scandinavian)
Margaréta (In Hungarian)
Margareta (In German, Scandinavian, Serbian and in Croatian)
Margarethe (In German and in Danish)
Margrethe (In German and in Danish)
Margarete (In German)
Marguerite (In French)
Margot (In French)
Marketta (In Finnish)
Maarit (In Finnish)
Mamie (In English)
Margery (In English)
Märta (In Danish)
Merete (In Danish)
Markéta (In Czech and in Slovak)
Margarid (In Armenian)


If it's too long people might use
In Swedish, German and in English: Greta
In English: Meg


See also
In Scottish: Peigi (F)
In German: Gretchen (F)
In English: Margie (F)
In English: Madge (F)
In Dutch: Greetje (F)
In Danish: Mette (F)


More `Meta` links
Meta as abbreviation
Actors named Meta
Meta in the encyclopedia