Names that mean grace
This list groups names by the literal gloss at the start of each meaning, not the cultural notes that follow. Closely related meanings are gathered under grace. Tap any name for its story, or grow a tree and see which of them belong in your family.
Amarachi Igbo ยท God's grace
Joann Hebrew ยท God is gracious
Johanna German ยท God is gracious
Janet Hebrew ยท God is gracious
Joan Hebrew ยท God is gracious
Yannis Greek ยท God is gracious
Joรฃo Portuguese ยท God is gracious
Keoni Hawaiian ยท God is gracious
John Hebrew ยท God is gracious
Shane Irish ยท God is gracious
Ivan Slavic ยท God is gracious
Giovanni Italian ยท God is gracious
Jean French ยท God is gracious
Joanne Hebrew ยท God is gracious
Miลosz Polish ยท gracious glory, dear glory
Milena Slavic ยท gracious, dear one; Slavic feminine of Milan
Grazyna Polish ยท gracious, amiable; popularized by Adam Mickiewicz's Romantic poem "Graลผyna"
Charisma Greek ยท gift of grace, charm
Ha-eun Korean ยท grace and generosity
Sulo Finnish ยท charm, grace, sweetness; historically given to both sexes until 1939, now used only for boys
Eun-ji Korean ยท grace and wisdom
Grace Latin ยท "grace," from gratia, divine favor made a name; the Puritan virtue name that outlived nearly all its siblings. Elegant enough for a princess, plain enough for a farm girl, and a fixture of the vintage revival
Prasad Telugu ยท divine grace; the blessed offering brought home from the temple (Sanskrit prasada). The workhorse of Telugu men's naming for two generations, usually as the second half of a compound (Durga Prasad, Siva Prasad, Rama Prasad), a pattern so characteristic that Prasad alone often signals a Telugu family; today it is a father and grandfather name, honored rather than given
Charissa Greek ยท from Greek charis, grace; coined by Edmund Spenser in The Faerie Queene (1590) as a personification of charity
Arul Tamil ยท grace, divine grace (Tamil)
Jovanni Italian ยท variant of Giovanni, God is gracious
Milan Slavic ยท traditionally "dear, gracious"
Hana Hebrew ยท grace, mercy (shared with Hannah)
Shaun Irish ยท variant of Sean, God is gracious
Janie Hebrew ยท diminutive of Jane, God is gracious
Gian Italian ยท short form of Giovanni, God is gracious
Seoyeon Korean ยท auspicious grace; one of the most popular 2010s-2020s Korean girls' names, increasingly kept as the sole legal American first name
Adom Akan ยท grace, in the Twi language
Graciela Spanish ยท Spanish form of Grace, from Latin gratia, 'grace, favor'
Janna Hebrew ยท variant of Jane, traditionally God is gracious
Da-eun Korean ยท virtue and grace
Sena Korean ยท power and grace
Johnnie Hebrew ยท diminutive of John, 'God is gracious'
Janice Hebrew ยท feminine form of John, 'God is gracious'
Lawan Thai ยท grace, loveliness (from Sanskrit lavanya)
Jane Hebrew ยท God is gracious (feminine form of John); famously borne by Jane Goodall, primatologist whose decades of research transformed the study of chimpanzees
Joana Hebrew ยท variant of Joanna, 'God is gracious'
Joni Hebrew ยท variant of Joan, traditionally God is gracious
Ivanna Slavic ยท feminine form of Ivan, God is gracious
Johannes Hebrew, via Latin ยท Latinized form of John, Hebrew for God is gracious; famously borne by Johannes Vermeer, painter of Girl with a Pearl Earring.
Karis Greek ยท means 'grace', from Greek 'charis'
Na-eun Korean ยท my grace
Jannie Hebrew ยท diminutive of Jane, 'God is gracious'
Jennie Hebrew ยท diminutive of Jane, 'God is gracious'
Jeannie Hebrew ยท diminutive of Jean, 'God is gracious'
Jeanie Hebrew ยท diminutive of Jean, 'God is gracious'
Jeanette French ยท diminutive of Jean, 'God is gracious'
Jovani Italian ยท variant of Giovanni, traditionally 'God is gracious'
Janis English ยท form of Janice, from Jane, 'God is gracious'; famously borne by Janis Joplin
Giana Italian ยท variant of Gianna, from Giovanni, God is gracious
Jo Hebrew ยท diminutive of Joanna/Josephine, God is gracious
Hans German ยท God is gracious (short form of Johannes)
Charis Greek ยท 'grace', related to the Charites (Graces) of Greek myth
Hovhannes Armenian ยท Armenian form of John: God is gracious
Giavanna Italian ยท variant of Giovanna, feminine of Giovanni, God is gracious
Geovanni Italian ยท variant spelling of Giovanni, 'God is gracious'
Jovany Italian ยท variant spelling of Giovanni, 'God is gracious'
Jovanny Italian ยท variant spelling of Giovanni, 'God is gracious'
Nancy English ยท grace
Amara Igbo ยท grace
Anya Russian ยท grace
Anushka Sanskrit ยท grace; famously borne by Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma
Kiaan Hindi ยท grace of god (a modern coinage)
Grayce English ยท a historic spelling variant of Grace, the English virtue name from Latin gratia
Jayne Hebrew ยท traditionally God is gracious (variant of Jane)
Jeanne French ยท form of Jean/Joanna, traditionally 'God is gracious'
Jan Polish ยท God is gracious (Polish form of John)
Ean Scottish ยท variant spelling of Ian/Eoin, "God is gracious"
Sinรฉad Irish ยท God is gracious (Irish form of Jane; associated with singer Sinรฉad O'Connor)
Jianna Italian ยท variant of Gianna, meaning 'God is gracious'
Barkev Armenian ยท traditionally associated with grace and benevolence
Vania Slavic ยท variant of Ivana/Vanya, traditionally 'God is gracious'
Johnie Hebrew ยท variant of Johnny, diminutive of John, 'God is gracious'
Giovani Italian ยท God is gracious (Brazilian single-n spelling of Giovanni)
Jovan Slavic ยท South Slavic form of John, "God is gracious"
Hovik Armenian ยท affectionate short form of Hovhannes (John): God is gracious
Wing-Yan Cantonese ยท chant or recite; grace or kindness (่ฉ ๆฉ)
Johana Hebrew ยท variant of Johanna, Hebrew for 'God is gracious'
Janelle English ยท diminutive of Jane, in use since the twentieth century
Eoin Irish ยท God is gracious, Irish form of John/Owen; kept in its original Irish spelling with pride
Janette French ยท diminutive of Jane/Jeanne, traditionally 'God is gracious'
Juanita Spanish ยท feminine form of Juan/John, 'God is gracious'
Janeth Hebrew ยท variant of Janet, ultimately from Hebrew, 'God is gracious'
Joanie Hebrew ยท diminutive of Joan, Hebrew for 'God is gracious'
Hannah Hebrew ยท "grace, favor," from Channah, the mother who prayed for a child and gave the Bible one of its tenderest stories; a Puritan mainstay revived in the 1980s and 90s to the American top five. A palindrome, warm from either direction
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