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 [ 1 syll. gra-ce, gr-ace ] The girl name Grace is pronounced as GREYS KEY. Grace is used predominantly in the English and French languages, and its origin is Latin. Biblical name derived from the elements 'grace' ; 'gratia' meaning charm, grace. Gratia (Latin) is an original form of Grace. The name is from the English word 'grace', which is from the Latin 'gratia' (charm, grace). The name was borne in Roman mythology by the three daughters of Zeus, who were called the Graces. Among Christians, the meaning of the name is associated with the 'grace of God'. The name, among other virtue names, was taken up by English Puritans in the 17th century. It saw a revival in the 19th century, due to the British heroine Grace Darling (1815-1842) who famously helped her lighthouse keeper father save sailors in a storm in 1838. In the 20th century, the name saw another boost from the actress Grace Kelly (1928-1982), who married Prince Rainier of Monaco. In Ireland, the name is sometimes used as an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Gráinne. Grace has 20 variants that are used in both English and other languages. A variant of Grace used in English is Gracea. Other English forms include the pet forms Gracelyn, Gracie, Graciela (used in Spanish as well), and Gracilyn, and the variant spelling Grayce. Foreign variants of Grace include Arete (Greek), Engracia (Spanish), Graca (Portuguese), Gracia (Hungarian and Spanish), Graciana (Spanish and Portuguese), Gracja (Polish), Grainne (Irish), Gratia (German), Grazia (German and Italian), Graziella (Italian), Grazielle (French), Graziosa (Italian), Grazyna (Polish and Russian), and Kaleki (Hawaiian). See also the related form, Graceland (English). Grace is very popular as a baby name for girls. Its usage peaked in 1901 with 0.943% of baby girls being given the name Grace. It ranked at #15 then. The baby name has since markedly declined in popularity, and is of occasional use in recent years. In 2008, its usage was only 0.432% and its ranking #21, but it was nonetheless the most popular among all girl names in its group. In 2008, Grace was thrice as popular as the next most popular name, Gracie (English). Grace has mostly been a girl name, though in the past century it has also been used for boys. In 1911, the name Grace was given to 138 times as many girls than boys. Baby names that sound like Grace include Grayce (English), Graca (Portuguese), Gracia (Hungarian and Spanish), Gracie (English), Gracja (Polish), Gratia (German), Gressa, Grusha (Russian), Gurice (Hebrew), Gyorci (Hungarian), Gyorgyi (Hungarian), Györgyi (Hungarian), Girisa, Gracea (English), Grazia (German and Italian), and Graziosa (Italian). Details of famous persons named Grace: KEY: Pronunciation for Grace: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
