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Help[Opinions] Grace
Nice and classic or overused and boring? Has it lost its charm due to being so overused, especially as a middle name? Do you think it will rise again or will it fall? It seems to have peaked a few years ago.
Grace (so you can click on it and look at the statistics if you like)
What do you think of its variants:
Grazia
Graziella
?
Thanks :)
Grace (so you can click on it and look at the statistics if you like)
What do you think of its variants:
Grazia
Graziella
?
Thanks :)
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I'm glad you posted this cause I hadn't noticed it getting super popular at any point and it seems it did. I think it is a classic in a way that a lot of the recently popular names aren't. It's conceptually timeless and while I've found it harsh, I do love Gracie.
I think Grazia is elegant and Graziela is gorgeous it's about the only -ela name I really like, but I like that it's not just a flowery name, but still playing on a really lovely sentiment.
I think Grazia is elegant and Graziela is gorgeous it's about the only -ela name I really like, but I like that it's not just a flowery name, but still playing on a really lovely sentiment.
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Grace is super popular, but I still like it. It's a classic and it's beautiful. A little predictable for a mn though, so common. Not a fan of the variants though.
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Grace was one of my very first name loves and I'd still use it in a heartbeat. I do think it's terribly overused as a middle name but sweet and simple as a first. I think it will fall slowly, maybe never dropping from the top 400 since it never has before.
Of all the alternatives I prefer Graciela.
Of all the alternatives I prefer Graciela.
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It doesn't bore me because I've known only one Grace my entire life.
Usually I love it but right now it's striking me as just okay.
Usually I love it but right now it's striking me as just okay.
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I do like Grace. It’s got a nice, crisp sound to it, it looks nice, it’s simple but elegant. As a first name it hasn’t lost its charm to me, as I haven’t known enough to get sick of it. I think it will fall, but very slowly. It’ll be a long time before it truly goes out of style.
The variants aren’t really my style, but they’re nice enough.
The variants aren’t really my style, but they’re nice enough.
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omg I loathe it.
It's not just boring - it's vapid, conceited, and saccharine.
But the vehemence of that reaction is probably coming from my expectation that the people using it have values that radically oppose mine and/or who come across as obnoxious to me, which may be a regional thing - and I see it a lot (I think more than its position on the chart would normally suggest), especially in double/combined names.
The name's never held any charm for me, though. There was a show called Grace Under Fire on TV when I was a kid, and my impression of it then was that is seemed dowdy or unkempt - possibly because it sounds similar to grease.
Grazia - I just think grazie / gracias
Graziella - I imagine a wizened old lady, and I like the sound; the *ella is a bit off-putting to me but that might also be what makes me think it could work
It's not just boring - it's vapid, conceited, and saccharine.
But the vehemence of that reaction is probably coming from my expectation that the people using it have values that radically oppose mine and/or who come across as obnoxious to me, which may be a regional thing - and I see it a lot (I think more than its position on the chart would normally suggest), especially in double/combined names.
The name's never held any charm for me, though. There was a show called Grace Under Fire on TV when I was a kid, and my impression of it then was that is seemed dowdy or unkempt - possibly because it sounds similar to grease.
Grazia - I just think grazie / gracias
Graziella - I imagine a wizened old lady, and I like the sound; the *ella is a bit off-putting to me but that might also be what makes me think it could work
This message was edited 4/22/2018, 5:43 PM
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