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Middle Names for Boys

Middle names for boys are traditionally family names – father's or grandfather's first name as an honorific, mother's maiden name, or perhaps a first name or surname from further back in the family tree, be it Charles or Lennox.

But increasingly, parents are looking to their son's middle name as a way to honor a hero, symbolize a passion, or indulge a taste for a more unusual name they may not want to put in first place.

Along with Charles and Lennox, other baby boy middle names common as first names in the US Top 1000 include Atlas, Cash, Fox, Henry, Maverick, Orion, River, and Sam. Middle names for baby boys that are more unique include Bravery, Drummer, Lior, and Yale.

More people are giving their baby boys two middle names, too, so one can be a family name and the other something more personal or fanciful. The names here are typically used as middle names for boys. For even more names that work in the middle, browse our master list of Middle Names.

Ptarmigan

Meaning: name of a bird species

Origin:Scots Gaelic
13468
Siddharth

Meaning: one who has accomplished a goal

Origin:Sanskrit
677
Abbey The name Abbey is a diminutive of the name A...
Origin:English word name or short form of Abigail
5053
Rego

Meaning: ditch, channel

Origin:Portuguese
5220
Didi The meaning of Didi is 'divine'. In Indian c...
Origin:Pet name for Di-starting names
3893
Origin:Word name or diminutive of Regina, Latin
6737
Helisent

Meaning: temple path

Origin:English, Germanic
7082
Buell

Meaning: dwelling

Origin:Welsh
5957
Dino This name finds its roots in Italy. The mean...
Origin:Italian, diminutive of any name ending in -dino
2881
Domitilla The meaning of Domitilla is 'to have been ta...
Origin:Feminine diminutive of Roman family name Domitius
6434
Origin:Color name or short form of Russell
5453
Origin:American name combination
15552
Gamora

Meaning: sheaf

Origin:Fictional name, probably from Biblical place name Gomorrah
4995
Lilibeth

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Combination name of Lily and Beth or nickname for Elizabeth, Hebrew
2285
Lillyanna The name Lillyanna comes from the name of a ...
Origin:Combination of flower name Lilly and Anna
11176
Nela Nela is a feminine name that evolved from Co...
Origin:Variation of Nell or short form of Cornelia or any name ending in -nela
1893
Ottava

Meaning: eight

Origin:Word name from the Latin
12818
Paramesh

Meaning: greatest

Origin:Hindi
10243
Rupheo Ruphio is a masculine name. It is said that ...
Origin:literary name from Chaucer
13868
Serge

Meaning: servant

Origin:French variation of ancient Roman family name Sergius
1595