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I think it can stand alone, but the way I'm looking at it is this: would I want to go through life as a just-Gracie, or as a Grace-called-Gracie? And I'd have to go with the latter.

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You could combo it with an Ee-name, like Grace Eliza, to get the Gracie sound without making it overly nicknamey.

Gracie is a little too cute for a full name, but if you don't like Grace, there are other names it could be short for. For example, once my mom saw a BA for a Gracianne and she thought it was an adorable name.

Definitely just a nickname. I feel like it's too cutesy and sweet to be a reasonable first name.

If you're in the US, I'd use Grace for reasons others have mentioned. There would be nothing weird about her going by Gracie all the time just like all the American Samuel's who are always Sam and never Samuel.

Grace, or Graziella. I don't think it can stand alone, and I don't see the point. Name a child Grace, and she'll probably be Gracie, at least for a while. Name her Gracie, and there's nowhere to hide, nothing dignified to fall back on, and no end to the same old questions, day in, day out, for ever.

This message was edited 7/22/2014, 5:40 AM

Well, in the UK it's super common to have childish nicknames as full stand-alone names. Names like Alfie, Evie, Archie, Millie and Maisie are all in the top 30 in England and Wales.

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So, yes I think it is useable as a stand alone name. However, I personally prefer names to have a 'proper' full name to use as adults, so I would use Grace with Gracie as a nickname.

I really like Gracie and don't like Grace. So, yes I think it can stand on its own.

I'd use it as a nickname because personally i think "ie" names sound too cutesy on adults. I use the "judge" test. All rise for Judge Gracie.... Better if she could go by either in different situations. Otherwise, it is cute.

Ohhhh I wish I had dreams as cool as yours I'm 100% serious :( If the name became special to you you should go with it, at least that's what I'd do. Both Grace and Gracie are fine so you shouldn't care too much about people's opinions in this case imo xx

Blech, no. It's so cutesy and sickly sweet. Grace is so much better.

A lot of people seem to think it can. Personally, it's not my thing. I was given a nn as my birth name and it was one of many reasons why I changed it as I felt it didn't have the dignity of a full name. Also, there's something about a nn that ends in ie that sounds especially juvenile, imo.

I think it can work on it's own, but I prefer it as a nn for Grace.