Middle Names for Boys (with Meanings and Popularity)

  1. Quatrain
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Description:

      In literary circles, this name will be immediately recognized as a reference to the poetic stanza; outside such circles, this name may cause confusion for names like Coltrane or Cobain.
  2. Peerless
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Peerless Price may be a football great, but his name would exert undue pressure. Substitute idea: Peer.
  3. Democracy
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "democracy, of the people"
    • Description:

      A big, bold, ultra-rare virtue name. Could it follow in the footsteps of Justice and Liberty?
  4. Rebop
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Chosen by one musician, Todd Rundgren, for his son, but unlikely to be emulated by others.
  5. Comfort
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      This Puritan virtue name is unstylish, but sympathetic and appealing, in these largely uncomfortable times.
  6. Javelin
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      If Arrow is too straight for you....