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Grace

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See also:grace,GRACE,Graces,grâce,andGrâce

English

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Etymology

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From the noungrace, first used by Puritans in the 16th century. In Roman Catholic use it may refer toOur Lady of Graces, cognate with ItalianGrazia.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ɡɹeɪs/
Audio(UK): (file)
Rhymes:-eɪs
Homophone:grace

Proper noun

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Grace (countable anduncountable,pluralGraces)

(countable)A femalegiven name from English.
- 1648,Robert Herrick,Hesperides:
  To The Handsome MistressGrace Potter: As is your name, so is your comely face / Touch'd everywhere with such a diffused grace /
- 1839, George William MacArthur Reynolds,Grace Darling, or the Heroine of the Fern Islands, page24:
  Grace does not belie her name; for she is indeed a sweet girl, modest and unassuming, and appearing to be unconscious of having done anything great or noble. - OBSERVER,Dec.16, 1838.
- 1965Naomi Long Madgett:Her Story,Star By Star, Harlo Press :
  They named meGrace and waited for a light and agile dancer. / But some trick of genes mixed me up / And instead I turned out big and black and burly.
- 2002 June, Deborah Paul, “Amazing Grace”, inIndianapolis Monthly, page249:
  Had I given birth to a daughter of my own, I'd like to have called herGrace, a classic and poetic name, one that illuminates a person of dignity and poise.
- 2022 July 28, Jeannette Catsoulis, “‘Resurrection’ Review: Mother of Fears”, inThe New York Times‎^[1], archived fromthe original on30 September 2022:
  Whether at work or as the protective single mother to her teenage daughter, Abbie (Grace Kaufman), Margaret is a model of calculated control.
(countable)Asurname.
A placename in theUnited States:
1. A minorcity inCaribou County,Idaho.
2. Anunincorporated community inKentucky.
3. Acensus-designated place andunincorporated community inIssaquena County,Mississippi.
4. Anunincorporated community inCarroll County,Missouri.
5. Anunincorporated community inLaclede County,Missouri.
6. Anunincorporated community inSilver Bow County,Montana.
7. Anunincorporated community inHampshire County,West Virginia.
8. Anunincorporated community inRoane County,West Virginia.