Gracie (name)

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Gracie is originally a Scottish surname and a feminine given name. It may refer to:

People

Surname

An anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic word greusaich (or griasaich) originally meaning an embroiderer and later a shoemaker.

• Gracie family of New York City:
  • Archibald Gracie (1755–1829), Scottish-born shipping magnate and early American businessman
  • 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 champions, many of whom have also found success in mixed martial arts competition:
  • 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 the martial art of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
  • Kyra Gracie (born 1985), Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and multiple title holder
  • Ralek Gracie (born 1985), Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and a mixed martial artist
  • Ralph Gracie, son of Robson Gracie
  • Relson Gracie or "Campeao". second oldest son of Helio Gracie
  • Renzo Gracie (born 1967), Mixed martial artist and head instructor of the Renzo Gracie Academy, Manhattan
  • Rickson Gracie (born 1958), son of Hélio Gracie and two-time Vale Tudo Japan tournament winner
  • Roger Gracie (born 1981), 2005 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Champion and 8-time BJJ World Jiu-Jitsu Champion
  • Rolles Gracie Jr. (born 1978), Mixed martial artist
  • Rolls Gracie (1951–1982), nephew of Helio Gracie
  • Rorion Gracie (born 1952), founder of the UFC
  • Royce Gracie (born 1966), UFC 1, 2 & 4 winner plus UFC Hall of Famer
  • Royler Gracie (born 1965), head of the Gracie Humaitá Jiu Jitsu school in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
  • Ryan Gracie (1974–2007), Pride Mixed martial artist

Given name

A diminutive of the given name Grace.

• Grace Stafford (1903–1992) or "Gracie" Stafford, voice of Woody Woodpecker (1950–1972)
• Gracie Allen (1895–1964), American comedian and wife of George Burns
• Gracie Fields (1898–1979), English/Italian singer and comedian

See also

• Gracie (disambiguation)

Surnames associated with the occupations of cobbler/shoemaker/cordwainer
Celtic	Quéré Gracie, Grassie, Grassick
Germanic	Schumacher, Schuhmacher, Schumaker, Shoemaker, Schoemaker, Shoemark, Schuster, Shuster (from Schuster), Knef Schoenmaker, Schoenmakers, Schoonmaker
Romance	Germanic language surnames ultimately from Latin "sutor": Suter, Sutter, Souter, Sauter, Sutar, Soutar, Souttar Sutor DeSutter, De Sutter, DeZuter, DeZutter, De Zutter De Soto, DeSoto, de Soto, Desoto Scarpa, Scarponi, Calzolaro, Calligaris, Calegari, Chaucer, Zangari Cordonnier, Courvoisier, Corviser, Corvisier, Le Sueur, Sabatier Crispino Sapateiro, Zapatero Ciubotaru, Ciubotariu (borrowing from Slavic)
Slavic	Chebotar, Chebotaryov (Tschebotarioff), Chebotarenko Čizmar, Čižmár, Cizmar, Čižman Łatacz Sapozhnikov, Sapozhnik, Bashmachnikov Shvets, Shevchenko, Shevchuk, Shevtsov, Shautsov, Švec, Ševčík (Sevcik, Shevchik), Szewczyk, Sheuchyk Šuštar (from Schuster) Kopitar
Other	"Sandlar" (סנדלר; "sandal-maker"): HaSandlar, Sandler, Zandler Suutari Kingsepp Varga Csizmadia