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Grace

Favour, kindness, ease.

322 names · 69 traditions

The same root, across a whole language family

These are attested shared morphemes — not coincidences of spelling. Where we are not confident a root is shared, we say nothing and simply list the names.

hannah / chen
grace, favour (Hebrew)
Hebrew, and across Europe as Anna/Ana/Hana
Ana, Anais, Ann, Anna, Annabelle, Annah, Annalee, Annalise
charis
grace (Greek)
Greek
Charikleia, Chariklia, Charis, Chariti
gratia
grace (Latin)
Latin, Italian, Spanish
Engracia, Grace, Gracelyn, Gracelynn, Gracie, Graciela, Grazia, Graziana

Every tradition, side by side

Sanskrit 34
Aanya Anika Anugraha Anugrahamayi Anushka Chalakshi Gajagamini Gaurimayi Gitasri Gunashri Hamsalata Indushri Krupa Laasya Lalitangi Lalitha Lalitya Lasya Lasyakala Lavanya Lavanyakala Lekhashri Nayanashri Prasada Pushti Riya Saundarika Shalinimayi Shivanya Sudakshina Tanira Umashri Vaanya Vilasini
English 26
Ann Avagrace Graceanne Gracelee Gracie Hopper Jackie Janelle Janet Janice Janis Jenaya Joan Joanne Jonelle Joni Kyleigh Leanna Leeann Marilynne Maryann Maryjane Maylin Nancy Nettie Roseanne
Italian 19
Annabella Annalisa Annetta Doralice Emilianna Fioranna Giana Gianna Giannina Giavanna Giovanna Giovannina Grazia Graziana Graziella Graziosa Jianna Mercede Ninetta
Arabic 18
Aroub Dala Ghada Khawla Khawlah Mais Maisa Maisaa Mayada Maysa Maysoon Rafal Ranah Razan Rimah Rowaida Ruwaida Ruzan
Turkish 18
Aybuke Cemile Ceyda Ecenaz Eda Elifnaz Feyza Feyzanur Gulendam Iremnaz Kayra Naz Nazan Naznur Ruveyda Sudenaz Suna Zeynepnaz
French 13
Anais Annabelle Anne Annette Jean Jeanette Jeanne Jeannine Jehanette Jehanne Nanette Ninette Ninon
Hebrew 13
Aniya Anna Annah Annalee Annie Chana Chen Hanna Hannah Jane Joana Joanna Yaeli
Korean 12
Da-eun Dahye Eun Eunbi Eunchae Eunji Eunseo Haeun Jisu Naeun Yeonwoo Yeseul
Greek 10
Charikleia Chariklia Charis Chariti Giannoula Ioanna Polyxeni Sofianna Vanna Yianna
Other 9
Beza Farahnaz Farnaz Jarmila Milana Nga Nyasha Sanaz Sunhee
Spanish 8
Ana Anabel Analia Analie Anita Engracia Graciela Juanita
Punjabi 8
Gurnaz Harnaz Karamjot Mehar Meharpreet Meher Nanki Roop
Serbian 7
Anica Anja Jovanka Milanka Mileva Milica Milkica
Chinese 7
Juan Lian Lijuan Na Ting Wan Yun
Dutch 6
Anneke Anouk Janneke Jannetje Jannigje Nienke
Latin 6
Grace Gracelyn Gracelynn Mirabella Roseanna Venusta
Portuguese 5
Anitta Conceicao Gracinda Gracinha Joaninha
Persian 5
Delnaz Mehrnaz Nazafarin Nazanin Tannaz
Kazakh 4
Aiaru Aisana Nazerke Symbat
Georgian 4
Anano Lamara Tako Tamila
Romanian 4
Anca Ancuta Anicuta Ioana
Hungarian 4
Anett Aniko Panni Zsanett
American 4
Aniyah Jolene LaShawn Shanice
German 4
Annaliese Annalise Anneliese Johanna
Armenian 4
Aregnaz Nazeli Nazenik Nazik
Irish 4
Grainne Kelly Sinead Siobhan
Slavic 4
Mila Milah Milena Miloslava
Scottish 4
Seona Seonaid Sheena Shona
Tamil 3
Anitha Arulmozhi Nangai
Russian 3
Anya Militsa Nina
Kyrgyz 3
Burul Burulcha Meerim
Norwegian 2
Aasne Ingelin
Lithuanian 2
Aldona Rūta
Igbo 2
Amara Amarachi
Croatian 2
Anka Ivana
Japanese 2
Hana Megumi
Ukrainian 2
Hanusia Rosana
Turkmen 2
Jemal Selbi
Kurdish 2
Narin Shenge
Welsh 2
Sian Sioned
Bulgarian 2
Yana Yoana
Belarusian 2
Yanina Zhanna
Catalan 1
Aina
Indonesian 1
Anggun
Finnish 1
Anneli
Sami 1
Anni
Swedish 1
Annika
Frisian 1
Antje
Estonian 1
Anu
Chichewa 1
Chisomo
Somali 1
Filsan
Basque 1
Garazi
Ladino 1
Gracia
Bosnian 1
Hanka
Danish 1
Hanne
Icelandic 1
Jonina
Assyrian 1
Khanna
Vietnamese 1
Kieu
Bemba 1
Luse
Macedonian 1
Milka
Thai 1
Narisa
Yakut 1
Nariyaana
Urdu 1
Nazneen
Swahili 1
Neema
Uzbek 1
Nozima
Eritrean 1
Tirhas
Tigrinya 1
Tsega
Galician 1
Xoana
Czech 1
Zaneta
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