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Kayla240 · 29/03/2022 00:26

I want to call my little girl Gracie, unsure about the middle name.
I was thinking mae or may?? help please 😭🙏🏻

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Fivemoreminutes1 · 29/03/2022 04:07

May is very overused as a middle name. I’d go for something a little more original:
Gracie River
Gracie Willow
Gracie Beatrix
Gracie Colette
Gracie Matilda
Gracie June
Gracie Jemima

mathanxiety · 29/03/2022 04:46

Gracie Amanda
Gracie Aurora
Gracie Alannah
Gracie Beatrix
Gracie Calista
Gracie Clarissa
Gracie Christabel
Gracie Delphine
Gracie Emmeline
Gracie Elizabeth
Gracie Elspeth
Gracie Elowen
Gracie Isobel
Gracie Josephine
Gracie Kathryn
Gracie Linnea
Gracie Louisa
Gracie Leonore
Gracie Lowenna
Gracie Mirabel
Gracie Morwenna
Gracie Marguerite
Gracie Rowena
Gracie Rosamund
Gracie Rosalind
Gracie Winifred
Gracie Winona

I would avoid Gracie May. It's very sing songy and May is very overused as a middle name.

FayCarew · 29/03/2022 12:44

Every other Gracie will be a Gracie May

ISmellBurnings · 29/03/2022 13:50

Sorry but there are thousands of Gracie May’s it’s just become really dull and overused. Same with Rose and Grace as middle names, they’re just fillers. Go for something more original. Some great suggestions above.

ButterRose · 29/03/2022 14:37

I agree Gracie Mae/ May has been over done but if you want to keep the middle name short sweet and simple here's some other options

Cora
Joy
Lana
Mila/ Myla
Mira
Mia/ Nia
Ora
Orla
Rae
Shay

halfsiesonapotnoodle · 29/03/2022 14:43

She'll be an adult for most of her life. Gracie is such a childish sounding name. Best kept as a nickname.

SnowdropFox · 29/03/2022 15:12

As pp have said May/Mae is super popular but if you don't mind that, go for it. I know at least 4 around my los age with that mn.

Grace or Gracie would go with loads of mns. Depends on your taste, do you like more traditional names like Gracie Louise or something a little more unusual like Gracie Selena?

KylieCharlene · 29/03/2022 15:19

I'd use Grace as her proper B.C name and have Gracie as her nn.
I like Grace Matilda.

DogsAndGin · 29/03/2022 20:10

Sorry OP, but that’s the ultimate chav name. Anything -Mae, but especially a nickname as a first name, too. She’ll be judged before she’s even been given a chance. Harsh but true.

Theoldwoman · 31/03/2022 07:55

@Kayla240

I want to call my little girl Gracie, unsure about the middle name. I was thinking mae or may?? help please 😭🙏🏻
I prefer Grace (can always use Gracie as a nn, but Gracie is more suited to a baby/child)

Gracie Elisabeth
Gracie Lillian
Gracie Annabel
Gracie Charlotte
Gracie Laura
Gracie Samantha
Gracie Emma
Gracie Olivia
Gracie Caitlin
Gracie Estelle

demoness · 01/04/2022 16:32

I think a lot of names would sound fine with Gracie/Grace. E.g. Gracie Pearl - sounds good. Gracie/Grace Aaliyah - Aaliyah is a different style of name from Pearl but it also sounds good. I'm not sure what to recommend since I don't know what your style is. Perhaps flick through a baby name book or app to get some inspiration and create a list? You might also draw inspiration from honour names, names with religious or spiritual significance or names of people you admire. (I wouldn't necessarily recommend May because it's very overused as a middle name now.)

MarleneH · 06/12/2022 22:29

Hi lovely - sorry to jump on an old post, just curious as to what you went for in the end? X

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