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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

North

Meaning: cardinal direction of north

Origin:English word name
1762
Shea

Meaning: the stately, dauntless one

Origin:Irish
846
Neal

Meaning: cloud

Origin:Irish
11725
Ciel

Meaning: sky

Origin:French
1028
Havana The meaning of Havana is ‘port’. It is a gen...
Origin:Cuban place-name
4466
Meridian

Meaning: midday / pinnacle

Origin:Latin
3466
Reed

Meaning: red-haired

Origin:English
522
Lyric

Meaning: lyre

Origin:Greek
2273
Zenobia

Meaning: force of Zeus

Origin:Greek
1087
Sarai

Meaning: princess

Origin:Hebrew
762
Mame The name Mame is primarily used as a girl's ...
Origin:Diminutive of Mary or Margaret
6578
Queen

Meaning: queen

Origin:Word name
3788
Calamity The meaning of Calamity is 'disaster'. Peopl...
Origin:English word name
3149
March

Meaning: month name

Origin:English word name
5096
Shalom

Meaning: peace

Origin:Hebrew
4886
Marais

Meaning: marsh

Origin:French
5816
Hiawatha

Meaning: he makes rivers

Origin:Iroquois
3182
Mccoy

Meaning: fire

Origin:Irish variation of McKay
922
Wild The meaning of Wild is 'uncontrolled'. The n...
Origin:Word name
3431
Ulysses The name Ulysses is of Latin origin. The mea...
Origin:Latin variation of the Greek Odysseus
607