A couple we know just named their daughter [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]. So essentially- [name_f]Grace[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]. [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] does sound pretty together, but the meaning thing bothers me. Unless I am totally wrong about [name_f]Anna[/name_f] meaning [name_f]Grace[/name_f]? I just have to wonder- do they know and they did it on purpose? Or do they have no idea? I don’t know them well enough to ask, really.
Anyhow, do you know anyone who named their kid like this? Does it bug you? [name_f]My[/name_f] husband works with a guy named [name_m]Dave[/name_m] [name_m]Davison[/name_m], that kind of bothers me in the same way.
[name_f]Anna[/name_f] does come from [name_f]Hannah[/name_f], which means “grace, favour” in Hebrew.
The meaning isn’t apparent in English, so I guess that the parents probably didn’t know. I wouldn’t use it myself, but for someone else’s child I don’t mind it, since [name_f]Anna[/name_f] doesn’t jump out as meaning “grace” to the average English speaker.
Honestly, I rarely remember meanings and don’t ascribe much importance to them when I do. The only thing that bothers me a little is that the parents don’t seem to have done any research on the names they chose.
I know a sibset of [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] and [name_f]Grace[/name_f], (whose parents were aware that both names meant the same thing), and while both the names and theme-y meanings are NMS, it doesn’t really bother me.
haha, yes, totally bugs me, too! I love [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] and [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] for very different reasons, and both full names have quite a bit of significance to me (and in very different ways, too–it’s not like both are to honor an [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]), so I don’t want to ax either one of them, but I don’t know that I could ever have [name_m]BOTH[/name_m] an [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] and a [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] (or even an [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] and an [name_f]Elise[/name_f], an [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], an [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f], or an [name_f]Eliska[/name_f]–other [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] forms I adore!). I think [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] sounds and looks nice, but it does seem so cheesy and redundant to me! I’ve always chocked it up to my OCD, though. I figured it didn’t bother others nearly so much.
Nah, not really. But them I’m not massive on ascribed meanings; sentimental and cultural-historical value are far more important to me to the point were meaning is nothing but an added bonus, with a few exceptions (Welsh and Greek names for instance, make me fall in love with the meaning).
Maybe they just really loved the meaning grace, but I’d imagine that they just liked both names and how they sounded together. I don’t know - I try not to get caught up on what others name their children otherwise I would make myself crazy, ha Something like [name_f]Amity[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] or [name_f]Constance[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] would have bugged me, though.
No, it really doesn’t bother me. The majority of people in the world would most likely not know that [name_f]Anna[/name_f] means [name_f]Grace[/name_f]. I think [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] is gorgeous. For me, I could honor both my late sister and late grandma with this combo and let each name honor one, instead of one honoring both. I think they picked a name that will age well and is versatile. They could have chosen an actual name that made many people cringe.
I don’t like it at all, but I still associate [name_f]Anna[/name_f]/[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]/[name_f]Chana[/name_f] with the actual meaning and I speak a little Hebrew.
I also don’t get naming kids things without knowing what the name means. Like, I understand not thinking immediately about “that means grace” if you never would have used the name [name_f]Anna[/name_f] anyway, but to use it and not know what it means or how the meanings of first and middle name link up is alien to me.
[name_f]My[/name_f] favourite name combos are the ones where the first/middle actually mean something that makes sense together.
[name_f]My[/name_f] first and middle names both mean “of the sea,” and my parents didn’t know it when they named me. Personally, I like it since it connects the two names.
I don’t see a problem with it, and think it could be a lovely connection between the names to have them meaning the same thing. If you don’t like the idea of two names meaning the same thing, don’t choose it for your child - but I don’t see why its wrong. [name_f]Grace[/name_f] is a very important concept to me (I chose [name_f]Grace[/name_f] as a middle name for one of my daughters) so to have both names meaning [name_f]Grace[/name_f] could be one way to show how important it is to a person.
Most people don’t know that [name_f]Anna[/name_f] means [name_f]Grace[/name_f]. I didn’t until I read this thread. I think it sounds nice and it doesn’t bug me at all. [name_f]My[/name_f] name is [name_f]Marie[/name_f]-[name_f]Eve[/name_f] which technically means “Bitter Life”. Like thanks mom and dad. But no one has ever brought it up to me.
It doesn’t bother me at all … and to me, meanings being similar/same is entirely different to the sound being similar (eg [name_m]Dave[/name_m] [name_m]Davison[/name_m]). I think it’s actually sweet that the meanings are the same and love both [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and [name_f]Grace[/name_f].
[name_m]Just[/name_m] to be clear here, it doesn’t outrage me or anything. It does sound really pretty together. And [name_f]Grace[/name_f] is a very lovely meaning for a name, even twice in a row. I agree it is a weird thing to be bothered by- but I am glad I am not entirely alone in this!
Not really. You will be surprised to know how many people don’t know the meaning of their names, so a non-berry is like ten times less likely to notice it.
[name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] sound nice to me and it is like doubling the meaning. [name_f]Grace[/name_f] is such a popular middle name that it doesn’t bug me. It is like naming your daughter [name_f]Varda[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] - middle name sounds different enough to be OK.
Something like [name_f]Amity[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] or [name_f]Constance[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] would have bugged me, though.