Grace

A ballerina in the wings, a prayer before supper, a diplomat's well-chosen sentence — the Latin gratia carried the whole constellation of charm, favor, and blessing, and Grace took all of it on. The name entered English with the Puritans as one of their great virtue names, softened over the centuries, and reached a second peak when a Philadelphia girl named Kelly married a prince on live television. It now sits at rank 40 in the United States. One syllable, one open vowel, one clean closing consonant. The name sounds exactly like what it means. Elegant, devotional, and still completely at ease in denim.