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Re: A name I've always been curious about...
It's just Grace + Lyn. Adding Lyn on to the end of other names is a trend that was popular for the whole of the 20th century and is still gaining in popularity. Gracelyn is a relatively recent addition though:
http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=Gracelyn&popterm=&gender=bothAnything else you wanted to know about it?

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Gracelyn might also be influenced by Graceland...Only with the -lyn suffix done to make the name look and/or sound more feminine.
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