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I have a close family member named Sophie. She was born in 1999 I think? At the time, I was seriously upset with my aunt for using Sophie. I wanted her to be named Annie or Isabel. But Sophie has grown on me because of this Sophie. I like Sophie much more than I like Sophia which is overstuffed.

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Gracie is kind of nauseating. I mean, it's fine. It's cute I guess. It's cuter when someone is usually called Grace and only gets called Gracie by close family in a really affectionate way. I do like Grace, though it has been done and done.

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Sophie and Gracie could easily be sisters now or 20 years ago. It's funny how little styles have changed. I can imagine Gracie and Sophie with a sister Lucy or a sister Emma, a brother Arthur or a brother Jack, or for that matter, a brother Hunter. These names tend to say less about taste (traditional vs. modern vs. creative etc.) than they do about someone invested in trends. So Hunter could fit with Sophie and Gracie because they're all pretty on trend for the time. But Gracie and Sophie's parents could also be traditionalists who would pick Lucy or Arthur. I'm rambling.

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