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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

Lou

Meaning: renowned warrior

Origin:Short form of Louise
546
Dove

Meaning: dove, a bird

Origin:Color and nature name
2736
Story

Meaning: an account of incidents or events

Origin:English word name
1085
Origin:Japanese, form of Buddhism
5655
Dream Dream is a name with Latin origins and the m...
Origin:Word name
1211
Snow Snow is a word of English origin, and the me...
Origin:English word name
1411
Puck The name Puck is gender-neutral. The meaning...
Origin:Literary name
4275
Poe

Meaning: peacock

Origin:English
1626
Karma

Meaning: destiny, spiritual force

Origin:Hindi
1082
Kingsley

Meaning: king's meadow

Origin:English surname
5527
Denali

Meaning: the great one

Origin:Place-name and Native American
4007
Iman

Meaning: faith

Origin:Arabic
2198
Blue The meaning of Blue is the colour, which is ...
Origin:Color name
927
Pax

Meaning: peaceful

Origin:Latin
1467
Lionel

Meaning: young lion

Origin:Latin
942
Quincy

Meaning: estate of the fifth son

Origin:French from Latin
2050
True

Meaning: true

Origin:English word name
1669
Alaska

Meaning: great land

Origin:Native American
2317
Lil

Meaning: lily

Origin:Diminutive of Lillian and Lily, flower name
5904
Marley

Meaning: pleasant seaside meadow

Origin:English
1242