Gracie (name)

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Gracie is originally a Scottish surname, an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic word greusaich (or griasaich), originally meaning an embroiderer and later a shoemaker.[citation needed] It is also a feminine given name, usually a diminutive form of Grace.

## People

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* Charlie Gracie (1936-2022), American guitarist and singer
* Gracie family of New York City:
* Archibald Gracie (1755–1829), Scottish-born shipping magnate and early American businessman
* Archibald Gracie II (1795-1865), Son of Archibald Gracie
* Archibald Gracie III (1832–1864), United States Army officer and Confederate brigadier general
* Archibald Gracie IV (1859–1912), American writer and survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic
* Gracie family in Canada:
* John Gracie (born 1984), Canadian Internet/media personality known as Fade Dragontear
* Gracie family, lineage of Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners, several of whom participated in mixed martial arts (MMA)
* Carlos Gracie (1902–1994), co-founder of the martial art of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
* Carlos Gracie Jr. (born 1956) or "Carlinhos", founder of the Gracie Barra Academy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
* Carlson Gracie Sr. (1932–2006), eldest son of Carlos Gracie
* Hélio Gracie (1913–2009), co-founder of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
* Kyra Gracie (born 1985), Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and champion
* Neiman Gracie (born 1988), Brazilian mixed martial artist
* Ralek Gracie (born 1985), Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist
* Ralph Gracie, son of Robson Gracie
* Renzo Gracie (born 1967), mixed martial artist and trainer
* Rickson Gracie (born 1958), son of Hélio Gracie and two-time Vale Tudo Japan tournament winner
* Robson Gracie (1935–2023), second son of Carlos Gracie
* Roger Gracie (born 1981), multi-time world champion in BJJ and submission grappling, mixed martial artist
* Rolls Gracie (1951–1982), nephew of Helio Gracie
* Rolles Gracie Jr. (born 1978), mixed martial artist
* Rorion Gracie (born 1952), co-founder of the UFC
* Royce Gracie (born 1966), UFC 1, 2 & 4 tournament winner and UFC Hall of Famer
* Royler Gracie (born 1965), Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach
* Ryan Gracie (1974–2007), mixed martial artist

### Given name

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* Gracie Abrams (born 1999), American singer-songwriter
* Gracie Allen (1895–1964), American comedian and wife of George Burns
* Gracie Carvalho (born 1990), Brazilian model
* Gracie Cole (1924–2006), British trumpeter and bandleader
* Gracie Dzienny (born 1995), American actress
* Gracie Fields (1898–1979), English/Italian singer and comedian
* Gracie Gold (born 1995), American figure skater
* Gracie Pfost (1906–1965), American politician
* Gracie Watson (1882–1889), child subject of a sculpture by John Walz

## See also

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* Gracie (disambiguation)

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Surnames associated with the occupations of cobbler / shoemaker / cordwainer

Celtic|

* Quéré
* Grass, Gracey, Gracie, Grassie, Grassick

Germanic|

* DeSutter/De Sutter, DeZuter, DeZutter, De Zutter
* Scheemaeckers, Schoenmaker, Schoenmakers
* Schumacher, Schuhmacher, Schuhmann, Schumaker, Schoemaker, Schoeman, Schoomaker, Schuster, Shoemark, Schumann, Shumacher, Shumaker, Shoemaker,Shuman, Shumann, Shuster, Schubert, Schuchardt
* Stiefel, Stiefl, Stifel, Polonized: Szubert

Romance|

* Surnames ultimately from Latin "sutor": Suter, Sutter, Souter, Sauter, Soutar, Souttar, Sutor, De Soto, DeSoto, de Soto, Desoto, Le Sueur

* Scarpa, Scarponi, Calzolaro, Callegari, Calligaris, Calegari, Chaucer, Zangari

* Cordonnier, Courvoisier, Corvaisier Sabaté, Sabater Sabatier
* Crispino
* Sapateiro, Zapatero

* borrowings from Slavic: Ciubotaru, Ciubotariu

Slavic|

* Chebotar, Chebotaryov (Tschebotarioff), Chebotarenko
* Cizmar/Čizmar/Čižmár/Čižman
* Łatacz
* Sapozhnikov
* Shvets, Shevchenko, Shevchuk, Shevtsov, Shautsov, Švec, Ševčík (Sevcik, Shevchik), Szewczyk, Sheuchyk
* Šubert, Šubrt
* Šuštar (from Schuster)
* Szydło

Other|

* from סנדלר; "sandal-maker": HaSandlar, Sandler / Sendler
* Skujenieks
* Suutari
* Kingsepp
* Varga
* Csizmadia

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