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What does Grace mean?
Grace 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced grayce. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Grace is "favor, blessing". From grātia. A virtue name introduced by the Puritans, referring to God's grace. It has the same meaning as Anna and Hannah and may be used as a variation of these. In Ireland it is used as an anglicization of Grainne. Greek mythology: the Three Graces were goddesses of nature: Aglaia (brillance), Thalia (flowering), and Euphrosyne (joy). Actress and princess Grace Kelly; singer Grace Jones; choreographer Graciela Daniele.
STARTS WITH Gr-
ASSOCIATED WITH blessing (gift), virtue, puritans, ireland (gaelic), greek, mythology, goddesses, nature, joy, princess
Variations
VARIANTS Engracia, Eugracia, Gracee, Gracella, Gracelynn▲, Gracelynne, Gracey, Gracia, Graciana, Gracie, Graciela▼, Graciella, Gracielle, Gracieuse, Gracija, Gracilia, Gracina, Gracious, Grata, Gratia, Gratiana, Gratiela, Gratiella, Grayce▼, Grazia, Graziella, Grazina, Graziosa, Grazyna
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA ANNA, GRAINNE, HANNAH, THALIA Grainne, Grania, Granya
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Grate, ..
(male) Grade, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Grace Kaila (G.K.), ..
How popular is Grace?
Grace is a very popular first name for women (#114 out of 4276, Top 3%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#1200 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Grace reached its peak position of #13 in the U.S. in the year 2004, and is currently at #24. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Grace (#24 IN RECENT RANKINGS) are Hannah (#33), Anna (#54), Gracie (#191), Gracelynn (#341), Thalia (#763), Graciela (#1703), Gracee, Gracey, Gracia, Grainne, Gratia and Grayce. Other variants, like Granya, are seldom used. These relations of Grace reached the height of their popularity during the years 1880-1889 (MEDIAN #1244) and have become significantly less popular since (#1162, ▼73%). Anna has been the most well-known version, though Grace is now the more favored form, while forms like Hannah are now less common.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Agace, Bryce, Dace, France, Gae, Gale▼, Gaye▼, Glade, Grete, Kace, Lace, Peace, Stace, Tace and Trace. These names tend to be less commonly used than Grace.
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