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[Opinions] Grace
So my fiancé is watching last night's Walking Dead and during one of the commercials, the production designer was talking about working on the show, and his name comes up: Grace Walker. I looked it up and his name is actually Graham, so he's willingly going by Grace. So, WDYT? Grace as a male name, given or nickname? When I said "His name is Grace!", my fiancé said "I wouldn't mind naming a boy Grace."
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This message was edited 10/20/2014, 11:08 PM

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As a virtue name, I suppose Grace could work for either sex. Still, being solely known as a female name, it would cause massive confusion if used by a male. A male Grace would have to be really committed to the name in order to use it with all its baggage!
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I think it's a really bad idea and only a Hollywood type could get away with using Grace as a nickname, or would even try.
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I think it does not work as a male name at all. At all. AT ALL.Dare I say this? I will dare. Is this Grace Walker gay? I cannot imagine a straight man willingly going by Grace.
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I suppose it makes sense that the sound is unisex. Gracin et Grayson are pretty popular names where I live. Grace I link internally to females, it's just a lady-name to me... however, I would slowly accept a boy named Grace if I met one. I just would never, ever make that leap myself. That said, I love virtue and nature names lately (who knew?) and am all for bringing them back in new and unexpected ways.
For example, I was looking up the name Sojourner the other day (for another post) and I swear I thought it was unisex and would be fantastic on a boy - alas BtN lists it as feminine.
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One of my favorite boy combos is James Grace. I really like it as a middle name on a boy, but haven't been able to get on board with it as a first name. I LOVE it for a girl, so maybe that's a bit too much interference.
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oooo. yes, as a middle name it does sound a lot better. Pairing it with a strictly male name gives it a bit of class. I really like James Grace.
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Bizarre in the extreme! Give me Graham any day. And apart from its long history as a female name in English, the original Latin (gratia) is fem as well! Words like gracious and graceful are often used of women but seldom of men ... I could go on.That said, I find Grace a dull and unattractive name for a female.
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It's a bit surprising and unconventional, I'll give you that. But....why not? It's a virtue name, and they can be used for both genders. It's not like he's going by Elizabeth instead of Graham.
I really like Grace on a girl, but I actually don't mind seeing it on a boy.
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