| The girl name Grace [ 1 syll. gra-ce, gr-ace ] is pronounced as GREYS KEY. Grace is used predominantly in the English language 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'. 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. Gracia (Spanish), Graciela (English and Spanish), Grazia (German and Italian), and Graziella (Italian) are variants of Grace. Gracie (English pet form) is another variant of Grace. Grace is very popular as a baby name for girls, and it is also viewed as fairly trendy. 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. In 2007, its usage was 0.459% and its ranking #20, appearing with somewhat increasing regularity in the recent decade. Among all girl names in its group, Grace was the most popular. In 2007, Grace was thrice as popular as the next ranked 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 Gracia (Spanish), Gracie (English), and Grazia (German and Italian). 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)"
Details of famous persons named Grace:
Royalty Princess Grace of Monaco, born Grace Kelly, 12 November 1929 - 14 September 1982, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
U.S. First Lady Grace Coolidge, born Grace Anna Goodhue, 3 January 1879 - 8 July 1957, Burlington, Vermont. |
