Unique Middle Names for Girls

If you want to move beyond Maya.

ALLEGRA is a delicate ballet-dancer name; ALLEGRO, which means a fast-paced movement in music, is stronger and more vibrant.

Edgy German capital with definite possibilities as a baby name.

Cool, cruising choice for either sex.

This hip Parisian neighborhood name would make a delightful middle for a baby girl.

A mash-up of popular name trends, French is all at once a place name, word name, and surname name. It's evocative of a favorite celebrity baby name fad of using nationalities as names as opposed to places, as in Mariah Carey's Moroccan.

Aldine and the related Alda are ocean-related names that are highly unusual in the US. No babies were given these names, though hundreds of baby boys were named Aldo or Alden. There were even a few dozen baby girls named Alden.

A sixties-style name that might work best as a middle.

A word name that's appealing when applied to a person boogying or doing ballet; a different story in the context of Santa's reindeer.

A star in the "tail" of the Cygnus constellation.

We once dismissed Bird as "too flighty", but with the rise of avian names from Lark to Robin to, well, Birdie, we don't see why Bird can't be a fine choice, especially as a middle name.

A bit too self-congratulatory and, understandably, exceedingly rare. Still, if you're looking for a modern virtue name for your daughter, this may be one of the best qualities to exemplify.

Eternal--or eternally pretentious?

Israeli spin on Danielle is rarely heard here.