Middle Names for Girls (with Meanings & Popularity)
- Painter
Origin:
Occupational nameDescription:
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.
- Street
Origin:
English, Word nameDescription:
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.
- Pace
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Unisex word and surname with an upbeat feel and a possible future as a more distinctive substitute for Grace or Page.
- Energy
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Better than Synergy.
- Curry
Origin:
Word name; surname from Ó ComhraidheDescription:
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.
- Imagery
Origin:
English word nameDescription:
Often used in connection with poetry, Imagery has potential as an unusual name. Perhaps you'll get a daydreamer with this one.
- Integrity
Origin:
Word nameMeaning:
"integrity"Description:
Integrity may be an outstanding quality, but Honor or True may work better as names.
- Hummingbird
Origin:
English word nameDescription:
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.
- Generosity
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Full-hearted new virtue choice, though five syllables is a lot to handle.
- Inspiration
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Inspiration might inspire some as a middle name choice.
- Enterprise
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
The virtue. Or the Starship.
- Shade
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
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.
- Drum
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Cool, musical modern choice, especially as a middle name.
- Illumination
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
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.
- Concord
Origin:
Place name, English word nameMeaning:
"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.
- Moroccan
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
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.
- Creek
Origin:
English word nameDescription:
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.
- Bonanza
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Wildly optimistic, and unrealistic, choice.
- Guitar
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
A (male) character in Toni Morrison's great Song of Solomon, but also plays for a girl.