Am I mad to have gone off the name Gracie.....

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......because of the story that's just been in the news of the Gracie born to a 14yr old who has the youngest (29yr old) grandparents in the UK??

I am about 5wks off giving birth and the name I have liked consistently through this pregnancy has been Grace/Gracie but that story has really made me think again. Think it is partly me just being a bit of a middle class snob and wondering if Gracie is actually quite a chavvy name or will possibly become one.

What does anyone think??

Don't like Gracie at all, it's rather cutsie. Love Martha and May

Agatha
Alice
Audrey
Beatrice
Clara
Cordelia
Elspeth
Greta
Helena - Nell
ngrid
Iris
Mabel
Marguerite
Olive
Pearl
Rosamund
Ruth

Lara is gorgeous.
Would you consider Rosemary (with the possibility of Romy as a nn -- Romy is a German/Austrian nn for Rosemarie)? It's a sort of old ladyish name...

I think Esme is beautiful, and I am not usually a fan of old lady/old man names.

You cannot move for Maisies and Lilys around here. Know a Martha who is a delight - her sister is Florence and the names work really well.

Grace is lovely, but it's a risk in case your child turns out to be a fat clumsy lump.

I really like Grace. I'm not so keen on Gracie other than as a nickname. Congratulations :)

I wouldn't be put off a name just because one person you don't like/approve of used it, that would be silly. I agree with others that Grace with Gracie as the nn would be better.

Lara is really lovely though, personally I like that much better. Although they do go nicely together, Lara Grace sounds good. I like Martha too, though I do imagine a Martha being very 'sensible' somehow!

my dd is Grace - we use Gracie as a nn.

We are certainly not 'chavs'

I don't think a name dictates how a person is perceived, it is how that person conducts themselves.

Ahem am biased but it's a very nice name.

I love the name Grace, nn Gracie. I wouldn't echo what Velvet says - the individual defines the name, I wouldn't worry about other people being called it.

My friends have called their daughter Agnes which I think is really cute.

I like the suggestion Greta too.

That was meant to say I WOULD echo.. doh.