The first name Grace

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About the first name Grace

Meaning

The name Grace traditionally means “grace,” “favor,” or “goodwill”.

Historical origin

The name Grace comes from Latin gratia through English Grace and spread as a virtue name.

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In Quebec, Grace appears notably in Anglophone, Irish, and Scottish families and in communities where several language traditions met.

Pronunciation:gr-éïsɡɹeɪs

Frequency of the first name Grace by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Grace by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name GraceLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Grace in baptisms by year.201510501790183218741916195820001790–1794 3 baptisms1830–1834 3 baptisms1845–1849 3 baptisms1850–1854 3 baptisms1855–1859 6 baptisms1860–1864 3 baptisms1865–1869 9 baptisms1870–1874 6 baptisms1885–1889 6 baptisms1890–1894 3 baptisms1895–1899 12 baptisms1900–1904 3 baptisms1905–1909 3 baptisms1910–1914 9 baptisms1915–1919 3 baptisms1920–1924 6 baptisms1925–1929 6 baptisms1930–1934 3 baptisms1935–1939 3 baptisms1940–1944 3 baptisms1945–1949 6 baptisms1950–1954 3 baptisms1995–1999 3 baptisms2000–2004 3 baptisms

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