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Opinions on the name Gracie?

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Nham123 · 25/05/2016 18:42

Looking for opinions on the name Gracie, what do you think? I think it's really cute but a bit worried it's more of a nickname than a name on its own? OH doesn't like Grace as a first name and to be honest I'm not a huge fan of Grace either as I knew an awful one which puts me off, we do both like Gracie though so looking for opinions and any oh suggestions if you have any? Thanks Smile

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EverySecondCounts · 28/05/2016 16:25

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MargotLovedTom · 28/05/2016 19:31

I wasn't just referring to your particular post as sneery. I detest the word 'cutesy', and find it to be such a lazy comment that gets rolled out every single time when someone posits a name that happens to end in 'ie' or 'y'. I suppose Amy is acceptable, because it's a solid m/c name, whilst Maisy is not? It's ridiculous, and I found it even more ridiculous to say that it's a 'shame' that these girls will have these names. The nickname thing is irrelevant: times change. Names that were once predominantly male have become almost solely associated with females. Names that were diminutives becomes names in their own right.

The girls growing up with these names will likely number in the tens of thousands, therefore their names will be not be particularly "infantile", unusual or comment-worthy, and there will be plenty of professional women called Evie, Daisy etc etc.

MargotLovedTom · 28/05/2016 19:32

Become, not becomes.

tiredmummy1991 · 28/05/2016 19:37

My DD is Grace and her friend is Gracie, they both get called both names anyway.

Dozer · 28/05/2016 19:43

Grace is a name that implies a certain personality IMO, which is unfortunate if DC is, for example, riotous!

Puppymouse · 28/05/2016 19:57

Had to comment. We have a Grace. When she was born she was going to be Grace. Never Gracie. My family tried to call her Gracie and we stuck to our guns. She had plenty of special names but we always said Grace.

Anyway roll on her going to nursery at 10 months and starting to talk. She only used to go 1.5 sodding days a week - the rest of the time she was with us and what does she start calling herself? Gracie! I think they just called her that with fondness and it's stuck. We still call her Grace 9/10 times at home but she's allowed to call herself whatever she likes. She uses both but mostly Gracie. Couldn't have controlled it Confused

EverySecondCounts · 30/05/2016 18:57

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Alisvolatpropiis · 30/05/2016 19:02

Gracie, to me,is a little girls nickname.

MargotLovedTom · 31/05/2016 13:57

Again Every it's not all about just you. The 'cutesy' thing comes up almost as a knee jerk reaction whenever these sorts of names come up.

Are the names Emily, Amy or Sophie 'cutesy' because they end in 'y' and 'ie'? If not, then what makes Molly, Evie, Gracie or Maisie different? If it's because the former are traditional names, then surely it's not hard to accept trends change.

EverySecondCounts · 31/05/2016 15:33

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MargotLovedTom · 31/05/2016 19:58

No it doesn't tbh.

I've been on here long enough to know there's something of a hive mentality when it comes to names, hence unusual and sometimes outlandish names will be given the stamp of approval when in real life people would be Hmm. In the same vein I've never even heard anyone use the word 'cutesy' in relation to a name in real life.

You can explain over and over about the diminutives aspect but as I keep saying times change, and these names are now recognised in their own right. There were plenty of elderly women in the past who were named Mildred, Margaret, Elizabeth etc at birth, but were known as Milly, Daisy, Betty etc throughout their entire lives without these names infantilising them.

Why should there be rigid rules saying Rose is an acceptable name but Daisy is not? They're both simple flower names. Yes, Daisy was originally a diminutive of Margaret but so what?! - now there are plenty of girls called Daisy as a stand alone name.

When these girls come to apply for graduate positions, or for promotions etc, they might well have their CV read, or be interviewed, by someone of the generation above who has a daughter also called the same name. Daughter's friends and friends' daughters may also be called Molly, Daisy, Poppy etc. People will be familiar with these names and I just don't see it being an issue.
That's why I felt it was OTT to say you felt it was a 'shame' a generation of girls will grow up with these names. If you book into a GPs when you're older and notice one of the doctors is called Dr Evie Jones, will you really think anything of that? Or you report a crime and the detective is called DS Maisie Smith, will you actually think "What a shame! Why oh why isn't she called Margaret?".

However, I think we're never going to see eye to eye on this.

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FreshHorizons · 31/05/2016 21:25

I would give her Grace and then she has the choice later on.

Iknownuffink · 31/05/2016 21:30

Grace on the birth certificate gives her the option to use her grown up name as an adult.

Gracie Fields wasn't cute if I recall. Smile

sonlypuppyfat · 31/05/2016 21:30

Really dislike names that end in ie, my name is an OK biblical name which gets shortened then some twat sticks an ie on the end of it and makes it just as long. Grace is a beautiful name don't mess with it

MrsBungle · 31/05/2016 21:36

Grace is beautiful. Gracie is a nice enough nick name - in my opinion.

MargotLovedTom · 31/05/2016 23:28

Okay EverySecondCounts, of course you'll think that.
We don't agree; fine. I can't be arsed any more.

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