[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.
I’m a huge fan of more “traditional” first names paired with cool/unexpected middle names. I’m looking for some inspiration so I was wondering, what are the coolest middle name options you can think of? Some names with interesting meanings, literary, historical, etc? Show me what you’ve got!
Some cool middle names:
[name_f]Atalanta[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f]Astraea[/name_f]
[name_u]Snow[/name_u]
Stargazer
[name_u]Miracle[/name_u]
[name_f]Opaline[/name_f]
[name_f]Sigourney[/name_f]
[name_m]Benvolio[/name_m]
Hareton
[name_m]Horatio[/name_m]
[name_u]Onyx[/name_u]
[name_m]Obsidian[/name_m]
[name_f]Pomeline[/name_f]
[name_m]Apollo[/name_m]
[name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f]
[name_f]Kismet[/name_f]
[name_f]Bee[/name_f]
Lycidas
[name_m]Endymion[/name_m]
[name_f]Morrigan[/name_f]
[name_u]Zenith[/name_u]
[name_m]Xylon[/name_m]
[name_u]Taliesin[/name_u]
[name_m]Summit[/name_m]
[name_u]Storm[/name_u]
[name_f]Elswyth[/name_f]
[name_f]Ismay[/name_f]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f]
[name_f]Lullaby[/name_f]
[name_u]Revel[/name_u]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_u]Lark[/name_u]
[name_u]Snow[/name_u]
Hare
[name_f]Fawn[/name_f]
[name_m]Hart[/name_m]
[name_u]Swan[/name_u]
[name_f]Bee[/name_f]
[name_u]Quince[/name_u]
[name_f]Wildrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Roselore[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivendel[/name_u]
[name_u]Vetiver[/name_u]
[name_u]Larkspur[/name_u]
Acanthus
[name_m]Bramble[/name_m]
[name_m]Hawthorn[/name_m]
[name_u]Solstice[/name_u]
[name_u]Halcyon[/name_u]
[name_f]Dawn[/name_f]
[name_u]Forest[/name_u]
[name_u]Zenith[/name_u]
[name_u]Kestrel[/name_u]
[name_u]Sparrow[/name_u]
[name_u]Merle[/name_u]
Other ideas with cool/literary/historical meanings ~
[name_m]Orlando[/name_m]
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_m]Parsifal[/name_m]
[name_m]Pendragon[/name_m]
[name_m]Fitzwilliam[/name_m]
[name_u]Austen[/name_u]
[name_m]Archimedes[/name_m]
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u]
[name_u]Meridian[/name_u]
[name_u]Merivale[/name_u]
[name_m]Orison[/name_m]
[name_u]Lyric[/name_u]
[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f]
[name_u]Pax[/name_u]
[name_m]Penryn[/name_m]
[name_u]Penrose[/name_u]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_f]Avalon[/name_f]
[name_m]Bonaventure[/name_m]
[name_m]Somerled[/name_m]
[name_m]Arcturus[/name_m]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
Morgause
[name_f]Astraea[/name_f]
[name_f]Claribel[/name_f]
[name_f]Stellamaris[/name_f]
[name_f]Arcadia[/name_f]
[name_u]Endellion[/name_u]
[name_u]Hero[/name_u]
[name_f]Innogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Valkyrie[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
A lot of my favourites are linked to nature, astrology and less common with a few exceptions:
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_u]Ivy[/name_u]
[name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Soleil[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Noemi[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f]
girls:
[name_f]Andromeda[/name_f]
[name_f]Callisto[/name_f]
[name_f]Astraea[/name_f]
[name_u]Nyx[/name_u]
Opalescence
[name_f]Soleia[/name_f]
[name_u]Calypso[/name_u]
boys:
[name_m]Perseus[/name_m]
[name_m]Valerian[/name_m]
[name_m]Endymion[/name_m]
[name_m]Astrophel[/name_m]
[name_m]Aurelius[/name_m]
Dianthus
[name_m]Altair[/name_m]
[name_u]Indigo[/name_u]
both:
[name_u]Solstice[/name_u]
Nocturne
[name_u]Lazuli[/name_u]
[name_u]Polaris[/name_u]
[name_f]Topaz[/name_f]
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u]
[name_u]Hyacinth[/name_u]
[name_f]My[/name_f] favorite “cool” middles from my list would be ~
[name_f]Moon[/name_f]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
Blyton
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u]
[name_u]Nightingale[/name_u]
[name_f]Meadow[/name_f]
Moonlark
[name_u]Meadowlark[/name_u]
[name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]
[name_u]Alcott[/name_u]
[name_u]Hallow[/name_u]
[name_m]Hart[/name_m]
[name_f]Opaline[/name_f]
[name_f]Crescent[/name_f]
[name_u]Polaris[/name_u]
[name_f]Emerald[/name_f]
[name_u]Cross[/name_u]
[name_u]Storm[/name_u]
[name_u]Zohar[/name_u]
[name_u]Fifer[/name_u]
[name_f]Nox[/name_f]
Eurus
[name_u]Nyx[/name_u]
Vox
Foss
[name_m]Rusty[/name_m]
[name_u]Ocean[/name_u]
Notus
Myrto
[name_f]Tosca[/name_f]
Pythagoras
[name_u]Odysseus[/name_u]
[name_m]Daedalus[/name_m]
[name_u]Atlantis[/name_u]
[name_f]Mint[/name_f]
[name_u]Echo[/name_u]
[name_u]Hero[/name_u]
[name_m]Zev[/name_m]
[name_m]Pollux[/name_m]
[name_m]Obsidian[/name_m]
[name_m]Llyr[/name_m]
[name_m]Laertes[/name_m]
[name_m]Helios[/name_m]
[name_u]November[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f]
[name_f]Wednesday[/name_f]
[name_m]Dov[/name_m]
[name_f]Snowdrop[/name_f]
Everwild
Gully
[name_u]Reason[/name_u]
[name_u]Golden[/name_u]
Dew
[name_f]Evening[/name_f]
Venture
[name_f]Maple[/name_f]
Stormdancer
[name_u]Eventide[/name_u]
Burrow
[name_u]Halo[/name_u]
[name_m]Draco[/name_m]
Pensive
[name_u]Binx[/name_u]
[name_m]Tide[/name_m]
[name_u]Harvest[/name_u]
[name_u]Copeland[/name_u]
Oath
Codex
[name_f]Ludivine[/name_f]
Fawkes
[name_f]Darling[/name_f]
[name_m]Tiberius[/name_m]
[name_u]Lupine[/name_u]
[name_u]Eider[/name_u] (like eider down)
[name_u]Otter[/name_u]
Caring
[name_u]Maine[/name_u]
[name_u]Galaxy[/name_u]
Skies
Mosaic
[name_u]Minnow[/name_u]
Chime
[name_m]Helix[/name_m]
[name_m]Paladin[/name_m]
[name_f]Ondine[/name_f]
[name_u]Shore[/name_u]
[name_f]Cherish[/name_f]
Elko
[name_f]Plum[/name_f]
[name_m]Gatsby[/name_m]
[name_u]Mako[/name_u]
[name_u]Bliss[/name_u]
Ramble
[name_m]Lion[/name_m]
Beacher
[name_u]Ginkgo[/name_u]
[name_u]Peregrine[/name_u]
[name_m]Thor[/name_m]
Minke
Riverwish
[name_f]Boheme[/name_f]
[name_m]Feivel[/name_m] (means bright)
Seeker
[name_f]Sabre[/name_f]
[name_u]Courage[/name_u]
[name_f]Scheherazade[/name_f]
Kelpie
[name_u]Quest[/name_u]
Paddington
[name_m]Samwise[/name_m]
Zodiac
[name_f]Selkie[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurembiaix[/name_f]
Quoddy
[name_m]Haidar[/name_m] (means lion)
[name_f]Serenade[/name_f]
Quell
Baleen
[name_m]Roamer[/name_m]
[name_f]Symphony[/name_f]
Wadsworth
[name_m]Crusoe[/name_m]
[name_m]Galahad[/name_m]
[name_m]Acre[/name_m]
[name_f]Whimsy[/name_f]
[name_u]Meteor[/name_u]
[name_u]Soul[/name_u]
[name_u]Wise[/name_u]
Rave
[name_f]Wildrose[/name_f]
[name_u]Wave[/name_u]
[name_u]Koi[/name_u]
[name_m]Belvedere[/name_m]
[name_m]Anchor[/name_m]
[name_u]Rise[/name_u]
Wake
Revelstoke
[name_m]Anthem[/name_m]
Cuan (means little wolf, pronounced COO-en)
Voyage
[name_u]Reef[/name_u]
[name_m]Logic[/name_m]
Relic
[name_u]Verse[/name_u]
Brink