Unique Celebrity Baby Middle Names

Rider Strong used this variation of the Portuguese surname Barreto as the middle name for his son Indigo.

Famously used as the middle name of the Red Hot Chili Pepper's Mike "Flea" Balzay's daughter Sunny in 2006.

Painter is among the most creative choices in this very fashionable category of names, with a particularly pleasant sound. Whereas most occupational names conjure up physical labor, this one feels like a gateway to the arts. Actor Chad Lowe used it as the middle name of his daughter Mabel.

Romance may initially strike you as too ardent of a name for a baby, but given that Love has been a fast-rising name in recent years — not to mention soundalikes Roman and Romy — Romance is well-suited to our current naming climate. Presently, it makes the charts for baby boys but not baby girls.

Lara Bingle and Sam Worthington gave their son Rocket the middle name Zot after Lara's father's nickname.

Used by Kerry Washington as the middle name for her daughter Isabelle.

Tracy Morgan used this uncommon name as his daughter Maven's middle in 2013.

Variation of Lyubov.

The name of a rural communal area in Zimbabwe. Thandiwe Newton used it as a middle name for her son Booker.

Variation of the Basque surname Zabala. Matt Damon used it as the middle name for his daughter Gia.

Variation of Rosalia.

Variation of Basil. Stick with the original spelling.

Ravello is an Italian town on the Amalfi Coast. It's a popular travel destination and was a favorite spot for many notable creatives, including Virginia Woolf, Greta Garbo, and Tennessee Williams.

Sulola is a rhythmic Nigerian name chosen as a middle name for Heidi Klum and Seal's daughter Lou, reflecting Seal's Nigerian roots. It's pretty and accessible enough, with its relation to Lola, to cross cultural lines. It's one of several African names introduced to the wider world by celebrities.

Elwell is an English surname as well as a place name. Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick used it as a second middle name for one of their twin daughters in 2009.

Common male name in Ghana.