Grace Name Meaning, Origin & Pronunciation

Grace means grace, favour, goodwill. From the Latin gratia, meaning favour or goodwill.

Grace comes from the Latin gratia, meaning favour, kindness, or thanks, and it became a central idea in Christian theology. English speakers adopted it as a virtue name after the Reformation, when Puritan families favoured qualities such as Faith, Hope, and Charity. It has stayed in steady use ever since, helped by figures such as Grace Kelly, the actress who became Princess of Monaco. The name is short and calm, and it carries easy pet forms such as Gracie. It also works in several languages, including Italian Grazia and Spanish Gracia.

Variants of Grace

GracieGraciaGraziaEngracia

Well-known people named Grace

Grace Kelly.

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