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I think I've found the ultimate 'dodgy spelling of normal baby name to try and make it unique'

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FelixFelix · 05/10/2015 21:34

Grace is quite a nice name. So is Gracie as a nn.

So what's the consensus on 'Graicae'? Hmm

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HairyLittleCarrot · 05/10/2015 22:08

Oh heck. I read that and my brain involuntarily went to "faecal".
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sparechange · 05/10/2015 22:07

I see you, and raise you a unique 'Erica'
(Although it is in the US so I don't know if it counts...)

m.imgur.com/gallery/mSZLSMh

DriveMeMad · 05/10/2015 22:04

An old work pal liked L'Oren. I was aghast.

ShowOfHands · 05/10/2015 22:03

I have a friend whose family uses only unique names. They have four generations of this tradition. I LOVE it when they chat on FB. It's very pleasing.

SantasLittleMonkeyButler · 05/10/2015 21:59

That reads how someone with a thick Birmingham accent would pronounce Gracie.

"Grayyyy-sayyyy".

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FelixFelix · 05/10/2015 21:58

Pipbin nope! I've been trying to think of some excuse for it but no idea what's going on Confused

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SmugairleRoin · 05/10/2015 21:53

That's...interesting.
I know a Liliee. I like to think it must be an actual name somewhere but it's a younieek spelling isn't it?

JeffreySadsacIsUnwell · 05/10/2015 21:51

"There a" not thee end a. Bloody autocorrect.

Pipbin · 05/10/2015 21:51

Are they of any kind of heritage where this spelling might make sense?

JeffreySadsacIsUnwell · 05/10/2015 21:50

I'd assume it was the nominative plural of an -a ending, so I'd think there were a couple of girls called Graica. I might wonder if it was Serbian (wasn't thee end aSebian composer with the surname Graic?).

Or else I'd just think it was a totally shit name.

I'd definitely pronounce it Grike-eye though! And I genuinely wouldn't have a clue it was supposed to be a variant of Grace. I think I'd probably piss off the parents quite a lot Grin

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FelixFelix · 05/10/2015 21:43

It took me a while to work out what it was actually meant to be when I saw it on FB!

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TheVeryHungryPreggo · 05/10/2015 21:38

Ooooh. I'd pronounce it to rhyme with "Crikey!"

Scarletforya · 05/10/2015 21:37

Grah-ick-ay ? Shock

TheTigerIsOut · 05/10/2015 21:36

I have seen Dayana for Diana. But your Graicae gets the prize.

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