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Cool Middle Names

Hello, cool middle names, and bye-bye to the bland connectives of generations past, the ubiquitous Ann that almost sounded like and, because the middle name has now taken on a much more active part in the naming process. It's a place to honor the family, be creative or whimsical, use a name you're not quite brave enough to try as a first.

Among the most popular middle names today are Grace, Rose, and Marie for girls, and James, Lee, and Michael for boys. We’d coolify them as Gray, Roux, and Marais, and Jaz, Lane, and McCoy.

Single-syllable names are especially cool in the middle right now. Recent celebrity choices include Dove, Sage, and Wolf. You may want to look for a middle name with a cool initial, such as Ximena, Quebec, or Zane.

Here, some cool names that are perfect for middle place, mostly for girls but a handful for boys. Or explore beyond cool with our master list of more than 900 middle names of all kinds.

Cool Middle Names

Lyle

Meaning: someone who lives on an island

Origin:Scottish and English from French
4940
Thelonious The meaning of Thelonious is 'people' and it...
Origin:Latinized variation of German Tillman, “one who plows the earth”
502
Lev

Meaning: heart; lion

Origin:Hebrew, Russian
188
Emiliano

Meaning: work

Origin:Italian and Spanish variation of Emil
1313
Santiago

Meaning: Saint James

Origin:Place-name or Latin
497
Leonidas

Meaning: lion

Origin:Greek
532
Zeus The meaning of Zeus is ‘to shine’. It is a n...
Origin:Greek mythology name
820
Rhett

Meaning: advice

Origin:English from Dutch
288
Memphis

Meaning: Enduring and beautiful

Origin:Greek and Coptic place-name
4614
Claude

Meaning: lame; enclosure

Origin:French from Latin
508
Darcy

Meaning: dark one, or from Arcy, or from the fortress

Origin:Irish or French
583
Pascal

Meaning: of the Passover; Easter

Origin:French; English
1261
Mars A great name for both boys and girls, the me...
Origin:Roman mythology god of war
1016
King

Meaning: monarch

Origin:English
489
Stone The meaning of Stone is 'the dweller by the ...
Origin:Word name
580
Giovanni

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Italian variation of John
709
Galilea

Meaning: Galilee

Origin:Feminine variation of Galileo, after "Galilee"
1008
Origin:Gem name
707
Ren

Meaning: water lily; lotus

Origin:Diminutive of Rene or Japanese
250
Lane

Meaning: a small roadway or path

Origin:English
427