Unusual MNs for Daniel?

I’m back on my [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] kick. :slight_smile:

I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m]–it’s one of my favorite honor names, and I’ve fallen in love with the idea of [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] with no nicknames, especially after Ugly [name_f]Betty[/name_f] several years ago. I always feel like he should have a more unusual middle, though, since he’s perpetually popular. (Problem is, I can never find a combo I’m 100% satisfied with?)

Lately I’m loving [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Mariner and [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Torin[/name_m]. Any ideas for a more brave middle name for [name_m]Daniel[/name_m]?

Thanks, Berries!

Anyone? :frowning:

[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] is a nice name, isn’t it? I like [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Mariner a lot.

[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Argent
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Birch[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Isidore[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Laszlo[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Mordecai[/name_m] (too much biblical influence?)
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Quillan[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Rune[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m]

I’m really liking [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Torin[/name_m], very handsome!! :slight_smile:

some ideas:

[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Thor[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Valor[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Remus[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Casimir[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Keanu[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Tolliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Cotton[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Thurston[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Clay[/name_m]

I do love [name_m]Daniel[/name_m]:slight_smile: It’s an honor name for me, but I think I’d like even if it wasn’t. Definitely liking the idea of a more unusual name paired with this classic.

What about…
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Blaise[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Cassian[/name_m] or [name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Archer[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Ocean[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Bridger[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Cove[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Merrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Ryder[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Piers[/name_m]

[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Bartholemew
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Clyde[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Montgomery[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Quentin[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Ramsey[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Weston[/name_m]

I’m happy to see someone else that likes [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] without a nn; it feels so fresh and new that way. [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Torin[/name_m] is a handsome combo. You’ve had great suggestions so far, but here are some others:

[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Anderson[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Jacoby[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Marcellus[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Noble[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Ozias[/name_m]

ETA: Forgot my own combo :smiley: [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]

Apologies in advance for any repeats:

[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Neptune[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Tide[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Horatio[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Cerulean[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Azarias[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Amatus
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Caius[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Casimir[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Tobiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Prosper[/name_m]/[name_m]Prospero[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Maxence[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Hemingway[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Columbus[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Absalom[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Endymion[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Finvarra
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Larkspur
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Thackeray[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Apollo[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Equinox

[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Tiernan[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Thane[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Amias[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Augustus[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Augustin[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Inigo[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Indigo[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Winston[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Beckett[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Quincy[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Egan[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Matteo[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Armand[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Remington[/name_u]

[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Torin[/name_m] is really nice!

I also like;

[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Addison[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Chandler[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Tacoma
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Liam[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Parker[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Matteo[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Brennan[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Quentin[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Hayes[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Bryant[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Bentley[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Skylar[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Kendall[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Camden[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_f]Briar[/name_f]

[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Luke[/name_m]

[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Armin[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Giulio[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Eugene[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Pierce[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Gordon[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Edoardo[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Mason[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Emmanuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Hayden[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Eren
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Brandon[/name_m]

Thanks, everyone! So far I like/love:

[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] (or [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] _____ Wilde?)
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Keanu[/name_m] (or [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] with another Hawaiian name, like Kekoa?)
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Hayden[/name_u] (not very uncommon, but I like it anyhow! Or even [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Haydn[/name_u], like the composer?)

@ottertails: I think [name_u]Danny[/name_u] is cute, but takes away from the beauty of [name_m]Daniel[/name_m]! I have no desire to opt for [name_m]Dan[/name_m] at all, haha. [name_u]Niall[/name_u] and [name_u]Neil[/name_u] are nice names, but I wouldn’t use them for [name_m]Daniel[/name_m], either.

I’d love to hear any other ideas anyone might have!

I think [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Torin[/name_m] is awesome! Hmm, I don’t know if I can come up with much that hasn’t been suggested, but I’ll try!

[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Ari[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Kane[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Zed[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Penn[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Koa[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Koda[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_f]Kodiak[/name_f]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Willoughby[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Taz
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Sequoia[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Cyprus[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Jericho[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Justice[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Kitt[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Abbott[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Wilson[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Slate[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Lennon[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Bodhi[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Keegan[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Cedar[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Jem[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Robinson[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Preston[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Leif[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Kaleo
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Keone
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Oceanus[/name_m]

For some reason I went with a lot of shorter middle names. I’m not sure why, I don’t particularly think shorter sounds better with [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] then longer names but I guess that’s what inspired me today :).

@columbiacharm - thank you so much! I actually really like [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_f]Kodiak[/name_f] (or maybe even [name_f]Alaska[/name_f]? [name_f]Alaska[/name_f]'s always been a GP for me for a girl, but I weirdly like [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_f]Alaska[/name_f] a lot) a lot! I’ve been reading this series set in [name_f]Alaska[/name_f], and I’ve become a bit obsessed with it. I’d love to see [name_f]Alaska[/name_f] one day. Any more ideas for Alaskan-themed names? Since your names already feel like all the beauty of [name_f]Alaska[/name_f], anyhow? :wink:

[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Eden[/name_u] is also super cute! I am so over-the-moon for [name_m]Casper[/name_m] [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] [name_u]Eden[/name_u], though, so I’m not sure I’d want to do [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Eden[/name_u], too…

[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Torin[/name_m] is quite dashing!

[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Archer[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Alaric[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Quentin[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Icarus[/name_m]

Thank you, @tranquilstars! Funny enough, [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Alaric[/name_m] was my old combo, so you must be on the right track! I’m also intrigued by [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Icarus[/name_m] and [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]. The mythology around [name_m]Icarus[/name_m] I find interesting, but there was an indie band I used to really like called The [name_m]Icarus[/name_m] Account. :slight_smile:

@ash My favourite topic, northern baby names! It makes me so happy to see you associating my names with that :).
I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] the idea of [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_f]Alaska[/name_f]! I’ve fallen fast for [name_f]Alaska[/name_f] (for a girl) in the last few months, and she’s slowly climbed up til she’s one of my favourite girl names! I think [name_f]Alaska[/name_f] would be wonderful as a middle name for [name_m]Daniel[/name_m], it’s a fair name for boys or girls to me.
As far as more northern names…

[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Anchor[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Arctic
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Balto (too much of a dog name?)
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Bay[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Bear[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Boreal (like the boreal forests! Maybe doesn’t flow the best with [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] but I love it)
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Borealis :wink:
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Boreas (greek god of the north wind)
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Churchill[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Eider
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Evergreen
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Forest[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Fraser[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Frost[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Juneau[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Lynx[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Moss[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]North[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Ocean[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Orca
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Pike[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Pine[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Polaris
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Riel[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Sailor[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Silver[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_f]Snow[/name_f]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Taiga
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Timber[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Trapper
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_f]Tundra[/name_f]
Daniel Willow
Daniel Willoughby
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Yukon

Some of these are maybe a little far out, but really I think all would be usable in the middle. I didn’t stick with “Alaskan” names, I broadened it out to include names I felt remind me of the northern country and cold. Really a lot of nature related names give me this feel.

Ooh, thank you for these! I love the idea of [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Taiga, [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Winter[/name_u], [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] Yukon, [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Ocean[/name_u], [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Juneau[/name_u], [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Pike[/name_m], [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_u]Frost[/name_u], etc.! I love the idea of Polaris, [name_m]Lynx[/name_m], Borealis (obviously, haha!), [name_f]Tundra[/name_f], and [name_u]Sailor[/name_u], but I don’t love them with [name_m]Daniel[/name_m], for some reason.

[name_m]Man[/name_m], I’ve got to get myself to see [name_f]Alaska[/name_f]. :frowning:

If you are looking for a brave middle name I think [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] [name_m]Archer[/name_m] would be lovely.