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Middle Names for Girls (with Meanings & Popularity)

  1. Painter
    • Origin:

      Occupational name
    • Description:

      Painter is among the most creative choices in this very fashionable category of names, with a particularly pleasant sound. Whereas most occupational names conjure up physical labor, this one feels like a gateway to the arts. Actor Chad Lowe used it as the middle name of his daughter Mabel.
  2. Street
    • Origin:

      English, Word name
    • Description:

      An unusual kind of place-name, going beyond a country, state, or city, it was used by actress Elisabeth Shue as a middle name for her daughter Stella.
  3. Pace
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Unisex word and surname with an upbeat feel and a possible future as a more distinctive substitute for Grace or Page.
  4. Energy
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Better than Synergy.
  5. Curry
    • Origin:

      Word name; surname from Ó Comhraidhe
    • Description:

      Perhaps too spicy for some, but this is a popular Gaelic surname that might appeal for those looking to honor a family branch or to fans of legendary British comedian Tim Curry.
  6. Imagery
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Description:

      Often used in connection with poetry, Imagery has potential as an unusual name. Perhaps you'll get a daydreamer with this one.
  7. Integrity
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Meaning:

      "integrity"
    • Description:

      Integrity may be an outstanding quality, but Honor or True may work better as names.
  8. Hummingbird
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Description:

      Sure it makes a big statement, but if you can call your child Wren, Robin or Falcon, why not also Hummingbird? This pint-sized jewel of a bird is a lovely connotation for the baby that's full of energy and spirit.
  9. Generosity
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Full-hearted new virtue choice, though five syllables is a lot to handle.
  10. Inspiration
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Inspiration might inspire some as a middle name choice.
  11. Enterprise
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      The virtue. Or the Starship.
  12. Shade
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Shade can be cool and refreshing -- or negative and dubious. Shade was the name of the daughter played by Fairuza Balk in the 90s film Gas Food Lodging.
  13. Drum
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Cool, musical modern choice, especially as a middle name.
  14. Illumination
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Illumination is a many-syllabled entrant in the new-fashioned virtue name group, but doesn't stand much chance of rivaling shorter choices like Hope and Faith.
  15. Concord
    • Origin:

      Place name, English word name
    • Meaning:

      "a state of agreement"
    • Description:

      Concord, Massachusetts is home to tranquil Walden Pond, and as a word name, concord has a harmonious meaning, making this a modern virtue name.
  16. Moroccan
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Moroccan might be thought of as a boys' name purely by virtue of its having been used for their newborn son by Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon, who transformed this nationality into a first name. But given that they named Moroccan's sister Monroe, conventional gender identity is off the table, and Moroccan might just as easily be used for a girl, along with Morocco or Maraca.
  17. Creek
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Description:

      Intriguing, when seen as a water name a la River and Ocean; less appropriate if used as a reference to the Creek tribe of Native Americans. Other downsides are its resemblance to creak, as in creaky bones or floorboards, and to unappealing words like creep and reak.
  18. Bonanza
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Wildly optimistic, and unrealistic, choice.
  19. Guitar
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      A (male) character in Toni Morrison's great Song of Solomon, but also plays for a girl.