Unique Celebrity Baby Middle Names

  1. Princess
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Meaning:

      "princess"
    • Description:

      Part of the trend for formerly canine royal names; this is one a little girl might love—up till the age of eight.
  2. Bardo
    • Origin:

      Short form of Bardolph or Aboriginal
    • Meaning:

      "water"
    • Description:

      Bardo has a poetic beginning and upbeat ending, with roots in several diverse cultures. It may be most familiar today via George Saunders' novel Lincoln in the Bardo, which refers to the Tibetan Buddhist state of suspension between one life and the next, resembling the Christian idea of Limbo. Bardo is also an ancient saint's name: Saint Bardo was the eleventh century bishop of Mainz, in Germany. Actress Sandra Bullock chose Bardo as her son's middle.
  3. Burton
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "fortified enclosure"
    • Description:

      Prissy, no matter how you spell it.
  4. Michelangelo
    • Origin:

      Combination of Michael and Angelo
    • Description:

      The ultimate artist's name would make an unforgettable impression. It's the first name of famed Italian director Antonioni.
  5. Rev
    • Description:

      A mini name that could be short for names such as Reverie, Revel, or Revon.
  6. Night
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      An ubercool and mysterious name, brought to you by director M. Night Shyamalan.
  7. Gaelle
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "from Gaul"
  8. Pau
    • Origin:

      Catalan variant of Paul
    • Meaning:

      "small; peace"
    • Description:

      A very common name in Catalonia, in the northeast of Spain, in no small part because it translates as "peace" in the Catalan tongue. Alec and HIlaria Baldwin used it as one of the middle names for their son Eduardo.
  9. Joon
    • Origin:

      Korean
    • Meaning:

      "ruler, talented, handsome"
    • Description:

      A simple and charismatic Korean name, also spelled Jun.
  10. Yates
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "gate"
    • Description:

      A preppy English surname. Newscaster Megyn Kelly used it as a middle name for her son in 2009.
  11. Day
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "the time of light between one night and the next"
    • Description:

      Many African tribes have a tradition of naming children for the day or time they were born -- Friday, Afternoon -- a practice finding new life in the Western world as word names become more popular.
  12. Gabo
    • Origin:

      German, meaning unknown
    • Description:

      A nickname-sounding surname associated with Russian sculptor and architect Naum Gabo. When model/actress Milla Jovovich gave her daughter the middle name Gabo, she explained that it was a combination of her parents' names--Galina and Bogie.
  13. Swati
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit
    • Meaning:

      "unknown"
    • Description:

      Swati is the Indian name for Arcturus, the third-brightest star in the sky. Actress, comedian and writer Mindy Kaling gave her daughter (born in 2017) the middle name Swati, after her mother.
  14. Madonna
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "my lady"
    • Description:

      There's only one. Okay, two.
  15. Mack
    • Origin:

      Scottish, Irish
    • Meaning:

      "son of"
    • Description:

      Mack, a no-nonsense nickname with roots in Mackenzie, is part of the growing trend of boyish names for girls. Its crisp, modern feel gives it standout appeal alongside similar picks like Max and Drew. Not often heard on girls, although Hillary Scott used it as the middle name for her daughter Betsy in 2018.
  16. Rocket
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Starbaby name that might prove too supercharged for real life, but if like director Robert Rodriguez you're interested only in boys' names starting with R, you may need to add Rocket (and Rebel and Racer) to your list.
  17. Sabella
    • Thirteen
      • Origin:

        English
      • Meaning:

        "thirteen"
      • Description:

        Unlucky number thirteen is now an edgy baby name option thanks to Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker, who named their son Rocky Thirteen. They chose his one-of-a-kind middle name because "13 is just the greatest number of all time," according to Barker. Rocky is also the 13th Kardashian grandchild.
    • Seven
      • Origin:

        Numerical word name
      • Description:

        Seinfeld's George threatened to name his future child Seven, and then singer Erykah Badu actually did it.
    • Wildflower
      • Origin:

        Nature and flower name
      • Description:

        Wildflower may be the ultimate hippie name, added to the lexicon by Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden when they chose it as one of their daughter's middle names. It's generic in the way that Flora and River are, as opposed to Iris and Nile, say. But it has a certain free and creative charm.