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Grace

غريسIn Arabic

Meaning
Grace, favour (Latin gratia); a virtue name
About the name
The name was revived in the mid-19th century and popularised in English-speaking countries by Grace Darling, a British woman who saved nine people from a shipwreck in 1838.
For
A girl
Origin
English, Latin

Islamic naming guidance

  • Permissible

Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.

Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources

Often given in reference to the Christian idea of divine grace and used as a virtue name by English Puritans; the word also means physical grace and charm. Kept neutral because it is an everyday word; low confidence: a scholar's call.

Confidence: medium

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