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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

London London is a habitational name widely known a...
Origin:Place-name
2126
Nairobi Nairobi is a beautiful name that has many di...
Origin:African place-name
4368
Gianni

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Italian
5988
Capri

Meaning: wild boar; goats

Origin:Italian from Greek or Latin
756
Solange

Meaning: solemn

Origin:French
869
Noble

Meaning: aristocratic

Origin:Latin
1223
Wiley

Meaning: resolute protection; from Wylye

Origin:Scottish diminutive of William, German, English
1289
Booker

Meaning: scribe

Origin:English
688
Huckleberry The name Huckleberry is of American origin a...
Origin:Word name and literary name
847
Rock Rock is a name of English origin and the mea...
Origin:Diminutive of Rocco
2446
Ax The name Ax originated in Scandinavia. It is...
Origin:Word name or short form of Axel
1996
Xan

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Diminutive of Alexander
2351
Moe

Meaning: delivered

Origin:English, diminutive of Moses
2520
Odysseus

Meaning: wrathful

Origin:Greek mythology name
1529
Urban

Meaning: of the city

Origin:Latin
1975
Matthias

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Aramaic variation of Matthew
260
Bryn

Meaning: hill

Origin:Welsh
1282
Cassidy

Meaning: curly-haired

Origin:Irish
1007
Jet The name Jet has many different meanings. It...
Origin:Mineral and word name
1250
Roux

Meaning: russet

Origin:French from Latin
791