910+ Middle Names

But what happens when Jeune grows vieille.

Kicker could be a great name for a cheeky kid, along the lines of Cricker, Striker or Becker. In literature the term Kicker is used to describe the twist or turn in a story.

A bold word name choice for the intrepid baby namer who hopes her son will face the world with a sense of discovery.

Explorer is one occupational name destined to seek and find greater things.

Your daughter will like this better at twenty than she will at fifty.

Along the same lines as Fable or Madrigal, Parable is a cute choice for literary families. It might also be considered as a pseudo-biblical name, given the fame of the Biblical parables.

Gives the message that you want your daughter to keep her eye on the prize.

Modern virtue name, playing on the word "tough".

Name that makes a strong philosophical statement -- but might ironically be a lot for a child to carry.

The singular version sounds more contemporary.

Trey or Trip or even Deuce, yes; Deux is tougher.

Kerr, a simple, unusual unisex middle-name choice, can be pronounced either car or kehr.

With the first name True receiving a Kardashian dose of popularity for girls, Truth is gaining in visibility too. Though its still more popular for boys two to one, the truth is that the name works equally well for both genders -- but may inspire a lot of puns.

Remarkable Pettibone was a self-important housekeeper in James Fenimore Cooper's The Pioneers. Such names were not uncommon in early America, with such choices as Remember and Experience showing up in the records along with Puritan virtue names such as Chastity and Patience.

In the Capability Brown vein -- not a choice to be made lightly.

Undoubtedly there's a parent out there who sees this as the ultimate cool name. It's anything but.

Sarah Palin and husband Todd, creative baby-namers, named their oldest son Track because of their love for running.

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.

Better than Synergy.

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