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 [ 2 syll. gra-dy, gr-ady ] The boy name Grady is pronounced GREYDiy KEY. Grady has its origins in the Celtic language. It is used largely in English and Irish. The meaning of Grady is 'son of Grádaigh'. From the word gradach which is of the meaning 'noble'. The first name is derived the English surname Grady. Like O'Grady, the latter is itself from the Irish surname 'Ó Grádaigh' meaning 'descendant of Grádaigh or Gráda'. Grádaigh or Gráda is possibly of the meaning 'noble'. Variant forms of Grady include the Irish Grada and the English and Irish Gradey. Grady is popular as a baby boy name, and it is also regarded as trendy. Its usage peaked in 1911 with 0.071% of baby boys being named Grady. It was #180 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a substantial decline in frequency since then. In 2008, it ranked at #283 with a usage of 0.055%, having regained its popularity somewhat in the recent decade. Among all boy names in its family, Grady was the most commonly used. Baby names that sound like Grady include the English and Irish Gradey, the English Garet, the English and Welsh Gareth, the English Garett, the English Garith, the English Garret, the English Garreth, the English Garrett, the English, German, and Scandinavian Gerhard, the German and Scandinavian Gerhart, the English Gordie, the English Gordy, the Irish Grada, the English and Scandinavian Garth, the Hungarian Gellart, the German Gerd, the German Gert, the Italian Gherardo, the English Gord, and the Indian Gurudatta. KEY: Pronunciation for Grady: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
