Meaning and background
The story behind Gracie
Gracie is the established English affectionate form of Grace, rather than a separate ancient word with its own translation. Behind the Name documents the diminutive relationship and its pronunciation, GRAY-see. It may appeal to someone who likes a familiar human name with a softer, two-syllable ending. The deeper Latin history belongs to Grace and should not be presented as though Gracie independently arose in classical Rome.
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About Gracie
Recorded as a dog’s name
Gracie appears in 144 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɡɹeɪsi/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/ɡɹeɪsi/ · primary stress on syllable 1G R EY1 S IY0
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Sources and research notes (2)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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