910+ Middle Names

Royal names are on the rise. Along with names such as King, Prince, and Royal, why not Palace? Why not indeed.

Moroccan is a name newly minted by Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon for their newborn twin son. Meaning a person who lives in Morocco, Moroccan was used by the couple as a nod to the Moroccan Room in Carey's Manhattan apartment, where Cannon proposed to the singer. Place-name Morocco is another choice for either sex, as is music name Maraca.

An admirable quality to impart; Pleasant was used by Charles Dickens in Our Mutual Friend and in modern times is known via American Girl dolls creator Pleasant Rowland.

In 2014, six little girls in the US were given the name Starlit. Starlit has a sweeter meaning than the similar Starlet, and a better ring than Starlight.

Spunky old vaudeville era nickname name suddenly sounds new again.

Lyric is a name given to over 1000 boys and girls each year in the US. Could the more feminine Lyrical (given to only 20 girls each year) become more popular as parents look to find less common alternatives to this musical name?

Loyalty is one of the Modern Virtue Nameson the rise for both genders, but in this case mainly girls. About 85 percent of the babies named Loyalty are female and 15 percent male, but there's no reason this upstanding name can't work equally well for both.

Far-fetched, but friends can always call him Phil.

A word that's been used, very infrequently, as a name for hundreds of years. Interesting sound and meaning.

Cool, musical modern choice, especially as a middle name.

Royalty is a super-hot name for girls, but there's no reason it can't be used for boys too. In fact it is, but only about 5 percent of the time, making it one of those unisex names whose usage is tipped so far toward one gender that it isn't truly unisex. But still, English words are usually not intrinsically gendered so Royalty is perfectly appropriate for boys as well as girls and is one of the fastest-rising unisex names.

Maybe if you're planning to have only one child -- and iffy even then.

Fresh, evocative choice.

While nature names, even those of fierce animals and mountain peaks, are used for children these days, architectural features like this somehow seem a bit cold.

North and West are easier on the ear, but this works fine if it has some significance for your family. Could be lengthened to Easton.

Upstanding to a fault.

Cool and casual, a la humorist Ring (born Ringgold. ) Lardner.

Blunt. Stick to Hunter.

Many parents are seeking a strong name--well there's no denying that Strong fits that bill.