Sister for Jack - Adventurous Middle Name Options?

Our son is named Jack Atlas and we found out we’re having a girl now. :blush: We absolutely love his travel inspired middle name! We are having trouble thinking of cool, adventurous, travel-inspired middle name options for our baby girl. We like that Atlas is both travel-related and also a classical Greek name (vs. a location-based name).

We are partial to Zoe for the first name, but we aren’t sold on it yet. We’re still open to other options. My husband loves short names that don’t really take on nicknames. We’d both like a more conventional first name paired with a unique middle name, ideally, like our son’s. Thank you!

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[name_u]Everest[/name_u]
[name_u]Ocean[/name_u]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f] (also Greek)
[name_u]Scout[/name_u]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Nightingale[/name_u]
[name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]

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[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_u]Jack[/name_u] & [name_u]Zoe[/name_u] together! [name_m]Classic[/name_m] charm with a good dose of playfulness.

Here are some short(er) first name ideas that I think have a similar vibe:
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f] / [name_f]Elly[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Meg[/name_f]
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_u]Abby[/name_u]
[name_f]Leah[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Amber[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f] / [name_f]Maia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f] / [name_f]Lilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_u]Skye[/name_u]

Middle ideas, based off of [name_u]Atlas[/name_u]:
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Callista[/name_f]
[name_f]Selene[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhea[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Ianthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Theia[/name_f]

I’d also like to suggest [name_f]Cora[/name_f] and [name_u]Cleo[/name_u] / [name_f]Clio[/name_f], as I think they fit your criteria/vibe really well and would work as a first or middle name.

And just for fun, what I would name a sister to [name_u]Jack[/name_u] [name_u]Atlas[/name_u]

[name_u]Zoe[/name_u] [name_f]Theia[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] [name_f]Callista[/name_f]
[name_f]Elly[/name_f] [name_f]Rhea[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f] [name_f]Selene[/name_f]
[name_u]Cleo[/name_u] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]

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Congratulations!

Short(ish) names

[name_f]Maia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_u]Adria[/name_u]
[name_f]Kaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nea[/name_f]
[name_f]Hebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhea[/name_f]

Middle Names Ideas (mostly related to Greek mythology):

[name_f]Anthea[/name_f]
[name_u]Athens[/name_u]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Valencia[/name_f]
[name_f]Hedy[/name_f]
[name_f]Maretha[/name_f]
[name_f]Hecate[/name_f]

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Maybe…

[name_u]Peregrine[/name_u]
[name_u]Sailor[/name_u]
[name_u]Ocean[/name_u]
[name_f]Euodia[/name_f]
Ulyssa
[name_f]Cerelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ondine[/name_f] / [name_f]Undine[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalassa[/name_f]
[name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f]
[name_f]Saga[/name_f]
[name_u]Hero[/name_u]
[name_u]Harbour[/name_u]
[name_u]Haven[/name_u]
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]

Jack Atlas is fabulous!

Atlas is a “cosmic” name, so I’d go with something similar, like:

Eden
Ocean
Astraea
Demetra/ Demetria / Demeter
Nyx
Gaia / Gaea
Thalassa
Urania
Thea/Theia
Eos
Selene

Mythological but referred to cities:

Olympia
Athena

Not greek/mythological but sounds good with Atlas:

Aurora
Lilith
Alma
Lux
Avalon (more for the Arthurian’s suggestions than for the meaning)
Esther
Amazonie

I love [name_u]Jack[/name_u] and [name_u]Zoe[/name_u] together!

Here are some other options:

Firsts

[name_f]Hannah[/name_f] (maybe a bit long?)
[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Callie[/name_f] / [name_f]Carrie[/name_f] (a bit long?)
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Laila[/name_f] / [name_f]Layla[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] (too long/nicknameable?)
[name_f]Lilly[/name_f] / [name_f]Lillie[/name_f] / [name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] (quite long?)
[name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_u]Brooke[/name_u] (again quite long?)
[name_f]Mari[/name_f] / [name_f]Mairi[/name_f] (quite common where I live but idk about you)
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_u]Ivy[/name_u]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_u]Rose[/name_u]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_u]Esme[/name_u]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Meg[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_u]Cleo[/name_u]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]

Middles

Greek meaning with travel

[name_f]Circe[/name_f] (bird- so travel and it’s Greek)
Myrine (swiftly bounding- again movement and Greek)
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] (maybe too short but she is the mountain goddess)
[name_f]Gaia[/name_f] (meaning earth)
[name_f]Melissa[/name_f] (bee- earth and travel?)
[name_f]Avra[/name_f] (breeze)

Greek

[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Angela[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amalia[/name_f]
Nicoleta
[name_f]Phyllis[/name_f]

Travel

[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_u]Delta[/name_u]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] / [name_f]Islay[/name_f]
[name_u]Odyssey[/name_u]
[name_f]Savannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f]
[name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
[name_f]Zita[/name_f]

I adore [name_u]Zoe[/name_u]!
Some other ideas for firsts:
[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Dawn[/name_f]
[name_f]Leta[/name_f]
[name_u]Skye[/name_u]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f]
[name_u]Shea[/name_u]
Fern(e)
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]

Some ideas for middles:
[name_f]Elissa[/name_f] (wanderer)
[name_u]Halcyon[/name_u] (an idyllic time of the past)
[name_f]Euodia[/name_f] (good journey)
Ithaka (place name but so pretty!)
[name_f]Xenia[/name_f] (foreigner, guest)
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] (rainbow!)
Antalya (also a place name that’s technically Turkey not Greece but I love it with Atlas)
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] (from [name_m]Hermes[/name_m], messenger god who protected travellers)
[name_f]Hermia[/name_f] (also from Hermes)
[name_f]Zephyrine[/name_f] (west wind)
Lycia (from the Lycian way, Byzantine)
[name_f]Delia[/name_f] (from the Delios islands)
[name_f]Elysia[/name_f] (from the mythical [name_u]Elysian[/name_u] Fields)
[name_f]Neria[/name_f] (from [name_u]Nerio[/name_u], ‘sea traveller’)

[name_u]Zoe[/name_u] seems like a great sister name for [name_u]Jack[/name_u].

Other ideas–

First names:

[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_f]Bel[/name_f]
[name_u]Brook[/name_u]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_u]Marie[/name_u]
[name_f]Millie[/name_f]
[name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]

Travel-related middles:

[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_u]Brooklyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_u]Madison[/name_u]
[name_u]Maria[/name_u]
[name_u]Skye[/name_u]

Hello!

Could do:

[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] (she’s the muse of epic poetry so stories/songs about adventures but it does rhyme a bit with [name_u]Zoe[/name_u] so that’s a bummer)
[name_f]Cybel[/name_f] is the goddess of the wild/nature/animals.
Abeona in [name_m]Roman[/name_m] mythology is the goddess of journeys.

A few other first options:

[name_f]Jia[/name_f], [name_u]Sasha[/name_u], [name_u]Holly[/name_u], [name_f]Elle[/name_f], [name_u]Blair[/name_u], [name_f]Leah[/name_f], [name_f]Ava[/name_f]

Hopefully these help :slight_smile:

[name_f]Zoey[/name_f] [name_u]Aspen[/name_u] or [name_f]Avalon[/name_f]?

[name_u]Jack[/name_u] [name_u]Atlas[/name_u] and…

[name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_u]Rose[/name_u]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_u]Loveday[/name_u]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_u]Loveday[/name_u]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_u]Loveday[/name_u]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_u]Loveday[/name_u]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_u]Rose[/name_u]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_u]Rose[/name_u]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f] [name_u]Rose[/name_u]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Bess[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f] [name_u]Rose[/name_u]
[name_f]Susan[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u]

Fn:
Peri (could be short for Peregrine meaning traveler or pilgrim)
Meg
Mary
Capri- Italian island
Sky
Vex
Kit
Delia- greek island delos
Lena

Mn:
Hestia
Cyprus
Eurydice
Odyssey
Helen
Alberta
Diana
Charta
Liahona (a compass)
Aruba
Everest
Henrietta
Vesper

Middle name:
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u]
[name_u]Hero[/name_u] (priestress of Aphrodite)
Nimué (Lady of the Lake)
[name_f]Nemea[/name_f] (ancient Greek site, a butterfly genus and a nymph)
[name_u]Neri[/name_u] (a river)
[name_f]Delphi[/name_f] (the Greek oracle)
[name_f]Danae[/name_f]
Melinoë
Clio/Cleo
Ysatis
Erato
[name_u]Phaedra[/name_u]
[name_f]Briseis[/name_f]
[name_f]Vlinder[/name_f]
[name_m]Toulouse[/name_m]
[name_f]Diamante[/name_f]
[name_u]Halo[/name_u]
[name_f]Zahava[/name_f]
Love/Lieve
[name_f]Lourdes[/name_f]
Monrêve
[name_f]Gioia[/name_f]
[name_f]Pebbles[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f]
[name_f]Dea[/name_f]