Grace Joy or Gracie Joy?

[Mountain7th]

Joy is 100% staying.

Grace is the only name we agree on.

Grace Joy sounds odd, right?

DH says Gracie Joy is better?

Joy grace. Sorry unhelpful
But joy is such a gorgeous name and not used that widely so she won't always be Joy p or whatever your surname starts with. She will be grace p all the way through school.

I know lots of lovely kids called grace. Imo the name is grace - Gracie is a diminutive

Both sound fine. It depends what you are going to call her day to day - putting Grace on the birth certificate gives her the option of the more 'cute' Gracie and Grace for when she's older. But if you love Gracie and that's what she'll be known as then go for Gracie.

Grace and then call her Gracie if you wish. People don't actually call people by their first and middle names so as long as you're happy with Grace then that's all that matters.

I'd also go with Joy if you can.

I much prefer Grace, but I'm worried it sounds bad with the middle name.

Can't have Joy Grace, due to Joy being my mum's name; she has just passed away.

Gracie sounds too cutesy. I can't imagine a 40 yr old gracie.

Grace is much nicer.

I'm very sorry for your loss OP. It's lovely to honour your mum in this way.

I think Grace Joy is perfect. First and middle names don't have to flow as they are rarely spoken out loud.

Much better to have Grace on her birth certificate and you will naturally call her Gracie if you want to.

Agree with Caulkhead, apart from the christening, or when she gets married, people never say the names together! What you prefer as a first name is much more important.
Or you could have 2 middle names:
Eg. Grace Amelia Joy Smith.
I think Grace Joy is lovely by the way.

So sorry about the loss of your Mum. My middle name is Joy, too, after my Mum, who is also no longer with us. I like Gracie :)

Definitely Grace not Gracie

Sorry for your loss. I like Grace Joy

Grace Joy as you can Nn her Gracie anyway.

Grace Joy is lovely. You'll call her Gracie anyway but better to have Grace on birth certificate.

So sorry about your mum what a lovely way to include her.
I think like others have said, Grace Joy is lovely. And you can still call her Gracie but Grace is better as an adult name imo.
I have a family member called Gracie who is about 10 now and goes by Grace as she says "I'm not a baby!"

Grace - you won't often call her by her full name anyway

I'd put Grace on the BC and use Gracie as a diminutive.

Joy is such a lovely middle name.

Wondered if you might be able to have Grace 'Name' Joy 'Surname', not sure what you would use just an idea.

I personally think Grace is a lovely name and altogether Grace Joy is lovely. The more you use them the more they will feel like they belong together.

Grace joy is great. Sorry for your loss and how lovely to remember your mum with such a fab name x

Grace

You aren't double-barrelling, are you? (please say No). If not, then it doesn't matter

Gracie is lovely on a newborn which is what your Dh is imagining, unfortunately they don't stay that way forever. 36 year old Gracie is not going to thank you.

Grace Joy Surname will be a great tribute to your mum

Sorry about your mum. Joy is on my list of favourite names (Grace is up there too)

Thanks everyone!

Where did I say anywhere about double-barrelling?

You didn't. Just checking as I hate it so much (my problem)

If you aren't, then the sound of the names together doesn't matter so much as you liking both of them, as you will rarely say them together

Grace joy, sounds mighty fine to me ! 😄

Grace Joy sounds fine. I wouldn't worry too much about how it flows with middlename as they are infrequently used.

I'm in exactly the same situation, my mum died 3 weeks ago and we're using her name as a middlename even though it doesn't work perfectly with the first name.

You will so rarely say the first and middle name that I really wouldn't worry. I much prefer Grace to Gracie.
I'm sorry for your loss. Especially at this time. It must be so hard. Including her name in DD's is a lovely tribute.