Meaning  The name Gracelyn has the following meaning: The name itself is its meaning. Initially the name had nothing to do with the physical grace, but was more to do with divine favour. The Puritans therefore favoured it and it subsequently became very vogue in America at the turn of the century. Intermittently popular in England and Scotland as well. Still quite common today in many countries around the world.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls. Popularity
As a baby girl name, Gracelyn is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 999 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Gracelyn rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 111 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 572 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Gracelyn in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Gracelyn and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Gracelyn: Boys - Burdette, Dalston, Delwin, Dempster, Dorman, Eldred, Erling, Fitzhugh, Grant, Hamp, Lyle, Milton, Norbert, Norris, Preston, Rayburn, Sheldon, Wayman, Weldon, Girls - Daralis, Emerald, Myrna, Both genders - Addison, AshtonVariants The name Gracelyn is a variant of Grace. Other popular variants of the name Grace are: Graca, Gracee, Gracelyn, Gracelynn, Gracelynne, Gracey, Gracie (English), Graciela, Graciella, Grania (Irish), Gratia, Gratiana, Grayce, Graziella (Italian), Grazielle (French), Grazina, Grazinia, Graziosa, Grazyna, Grecielle, GricieStyle We think the name Gracelyn should fall under the following style category: Ladylike. See other Ladylike girl namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Gracelyn to be: A quiet and sweet, yet witty ladyIn one word, you might describe Gracelyn as a(n) " witty" person. See other "witty" names for girls. |
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Meaning of name Gracelyn
