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[Opinions] Grace
This used to be a favorite but I guess I got bored of it because it's so crazy common as a middle name. Do you like Grace? I am not fond of Gracie is it avoidable?Do you feel it is common as a first name? I hardly ever met anyone named this. My theory is that because it doesn't have any common alternate spellings it would probably be quite low on the list in a combined spellings statistic, I guess even out of the top 50 because so many names would surpass it. Do you agree?Is it religious sounding to you?Thanks :)
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Grace is a name that has come back into style. I believe that it is used a great deal as a middle name, as well as a first. It's nice, but not a favourite of mine. Gracie as a given name seems silly to me, but it's okay as a nickname.
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I taught at a small all-girls boarding school from 2013-2015, and there were three girls named Grace in the same grade. It's lost its charm for me due to overuse.
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Depends where you are. In my city, I don't know any -- and I'm a preschool teacher. I did not grow up with any either. But I spend a lot of time in a small town nearby, and when I read their newspaper (which features local kids a lot) and listen to names at playgrounds etc it seems Grace is one of the most common names there.A Grace will likely get called Gracie at some point, but if she doesn't encourage it it's unlikely to stick. Personally, I love Gracie.I think Grace makes a beautiful first name. A bit tired as a middle name, yeah, but if it's meaningful to the parents then great.
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Grace is religious-sounding: grace as a common noun is more often found in religious contexts than in connection with elegant movement (graceful) or elegant behaviour (gracious). I don't find it interesting and would certainly never think of using it. I know one Grace, aged about 60, and one Gracelyn, aged about 6. My country doesn't make birth stats public, so I can't say a sensible word about frequency here, whether as a fn or a mn.BTW, 60-year-old Grace was nicknamed Dis by her brother when they were at school, and he still sometimes uses it. Her mn is Corinne! I find Grace Corinne very unexpected and lovely.

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I love Grace and wouldn't assume that a bearer's parents were religious. I agree with you about Gracie and am unsure if it's inevitable...probably, so I don't think I'd use Grace up front.I don't know very many Graces but I also don't spend much time around small children.
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I think it's pretty common as a first name. There's been at least one at every school I've gone to, sometimes more. Usually Grace but I know I've met at least ne Grayce. I've never met one that goes by Gracie, so I think it's easy to avoid.I like it on other people but I wouldn't use it myself. It's common, but for me it doesn't have any bad associations from being a popular name.
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Grace is a common middle name because it's fairly easy to combine with other names. It's in the same category as Marie and Rose when it comes to that.
I haven't actually seen in used as a first name unless in the case of one youtuber. It's not going to turn heads, but it's not going to sound overly familiar either. And I actually prefer it to the Gray/Grayson names that have been gaining a lot of traction lately.
It does sound religious to my ears. But it doesn't sound as religious as Faith or Mary. I can see Grace as a word-name completely detached from its religious background.

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I love Grace. I seem to know a few young girls and teens named Grace, but it doesn't seem overly common. Gracie is avoidable since Grace is short enough. It doesn't sound religious at all.
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I do like Grace, but I like the variant Gratia more and the masculine version Gratien even more so.It does sound religious to me because one of the meanings of the word grace is God's favour. I also like the other meaning of grace which is to walk or have a graceful manner.
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I love Grace despite its popularity. I don't like Gracie at all either. It's just so... insubstantial. It ruins such an elegant name. I don't know all that many Graces but then again the name seems most popular for people about 15 years younger than I am, and I don't know many people that age. I had one in my grade in highschool but she was a rarity. It doesn't seem religious to me because I see it as just a name. I don't think of it in terms of its meaning. But I suppose it could be read as religious. It definitely feels less religious than Faith, that's for sure. I know it's boring, but I've always adored the combo Grace Elizabeth.

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Grace Elizabeth was my favorite combo back then too! I guess it's pretty standard like Hannah Grace or Emma Rose, but I think it's pretty.
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