Grace

Grace \gra-ce, gr-ace\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby girl name Grace is pronounced as GR-Z ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Grace: G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)"

What is the origin of Grace?

Grace is used predominantly in the English and French languages, and its origin is Latin. 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 is a widely used name; it has 50 variations that are used in both English and other languages. Variations used in English comprise Gariana meaning of name, nicknames for Gechina, baby name Gracea, what does the name Gracee mean, name Gracella, baby name Gracelynn, short names for Gracelynne, Gracey name variations, Graci name variations, meaning of Graciane, name Graciella, nicknames for Gracielle, Graciene name popularity, Gracija name popularity, Gracina meaning and origin, name Gracinha meaning, nicknames for Graciosa, name Gracious origin, name Gradana origin, Graece name, baby name Graice, what does the name Grata mean, Gratiana meaning of name, Gratiane meaning and origin, Gratiela definition, name Gratiella, baby name Grazia (used in German and Italian as well), baby name Grazina, Grazinia name variations, nicknames for Grecia, and meaning of Greyce. Other English forms comprise the diminutive forms name Gracelyn, Gracie meaning, name Graciela (used in Spanish as well), and meaning of Gracilyn, and the variant spelling Grayce meaning. Foreign variations of Grace comprise baby name Arete (Greek), Engracia meaning and origin (Spanish), meaning of Graca (Portuguese), short names for Gracia (Hungarian and Spanish), Graciana pronounciation (Spanish), Gracja name (Polish), name Graça meaning (Portuguese), Grainne meaning and origin (Irish), name Gratia origin (German), baby name Graziella (Italian), baby name Grazielle (French), name Graziosa (Italian), Grazyna definition (Polish and Russian), and Kaleki pronounciation (Hawaiian). See also the related forms, Graceann name (English) and Graceland meaning and origin (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 2010, its usage was only 0.391% and its ranking #18, was nonetheless the most popular among all girl names in its group. In 2010, Grace was thrice as popular as the next most popular name, name Gracie origin. 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.

The following famous people share the name Grace:

• Royalty Princess Grace of Monaco, born Grace Kelly, 12 November 1929 - 14 September 1982, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• US First Lady Grace Coolidge, born Grace Anna Goodhue, 3 January 1879 - 8 July 1957, Burlington, Vermont.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Grace:

name Graece, name Grayce origin (English), Gretch pronounciation, name Greyce, Grise definition (Welsh), García meaning of name, Gargi meaning and origin (Indian), baby name Geertje (Dutch), Georgi meaning (English), Graca meaning of name (Portuguese), Gracee meaning of name, Gracey meaning, Graci meaning, Gracia name variations (Hungarian and Spanish), Gracie name popularity (English), Gracious name variations, Gracja pronounciation (Polish), Graice meaning, meaning of Grecia, and what does the name Greetje mean (Dutch, Frisian, and German).

The baby name Grace fun facts:

The name Grace in reverse order is "Ecarg".

The numerological value of the name Grace is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Grace?

Grace is in the top names in USA.