910+ Middle Names

With its ties to tranquil Walden Pond, and harmonious meaning, this could be a modern virtue name.

Eleven didn't feel more namelike than any other number...until the (female) "Stranger Things" character came along. Now it seems like a possibility - albeit a rare one - for both sexes. Other associations include the number of players in a football team, and Apollo 11, the spacecraft of the first moon landing.

Gruff is a name that gets used on a handful of boys each year, in both the US and the UK.

A Puritan-virtue type name that could possibly work for a modern baby with its rhythmic four-syllable sound and admirable meaning.

If you want to give your child the gift of...gab.

Fidelity is an admirable virtue, yes, but as a name it tends to sound like a financial institution. Faith, Honor, or Patience would be easier to live with than Fidelity.

Experience was used by the Puritans but probably too joke-worthy for a modern child...or teenager.

Wildly optimistic -- and unrealistic -- choice.

Hallow is a word meaning sacred or holy. As the root word for Halloween (orginally All Hallows' Eve), this name might be an evocative choice for a baby born on or near October 31st. It could work well for either a boy or a girl and offers the nicknames Hal and Halley.

Armistice is an unusual word name with a meaning that's both militaristic and peaceful: It refers to a ceasefire, temporary or permanent, by agreement in wartime. Armistice Day commemorates the end of World War I.

Lots of parents choose nature names, but only a few choose Nature as a name each year. It is equally used for boys and girls in the USA.

Legacy is proof that any attractive-sounding word can be turned into a name, and this one has the added attractions of an inspirational meaning and a cool creative namesake -- hot young artist Legacy Russell.

If Fable, Story and Saga are getting a look in, why not Allegory? Allegory offers the cute nickname Ally.

In the Plymouth Colony of the seventeenth century, Thankful was the third most popular of the abstract word names. It disappeared after 1700 and has virtually no chance of returning.

Actress Shannyn Sossamon used this as the middle name for her son Audio; one of the most do-not-try-this-at-home combos we've heard.

The part of the ship that gives it stability. A short, sweet, Old Englishy type name that has gone almost completely unused so far.

Wishful thinking.

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

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