Unique Celebrity Baby Middle Names

  1. Liron
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "song for me"
    • Description:

      Stylish Hebrew name with potential to catch on more in the wake of Logan, Liam, Lochlan, Lincoln et al.
  2. Evers
    • Origin:

      Dutch Surname
    • Description:

      The added S at the end turns Ever from a hipster word name into a modern prepster.
  3. Ranier
    • Arusha
      • Origin:

        Sanskrit
      • Meaning:

        "red"
      • Description:

        The color red plays a prominent role in Hindu mythology, referring to the rising sun or the reddish horses of the "son of fire." Pronounced ahr-OO-shah, it has a stylish Russian flair. Hindi version is ARUSHI.
    • Merkaba
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "chariot"
      • Description:

        The name Merkaba comes from Merkabah Mysticism, a type of Jewish mysticism that was practiced during the first century.
    • Farryn
      • Penn
        • Origin:

          English
        • Meaning:

          "enclosure"
        • Description:

          Not commonly used for girls, but Bruce Willis used it as the middle name for his daughter Evelyn.
      • Minik
        • Origin:

          Greenlandic
        • Meaning:

          "oil used to seal skins"
        • Description:

          Minik has long been among the Top 10 names in Greenland, but only came to international attention in 2011 when the Danish royal family used it as one of Prince Vincent's middle names.
      • Iolani
        • Origin:

          Hawaiian
        • Meaning:

          "hawk of royalty"
        • Description:

          Iolani feels quintessentially Hawaiian, a stylish origin for baby names these days thanks to Malia, the Hawaiian name of the Obamas' older daughter. The initial I is pronounced with a long e sound, as in Waikiki, and the name Iolani has four syllables.
      • Knute
        • Origin:

          Norse
        • Meaning:

          "knot"
        • Description:

          A strong, powerful choice, ancestor of the modern Superboy Names. Knut is the name of the patron saint of Denmark; Knute Rockne was a legendary Notre Dame football coach. Knute is the middle name of Jessica Simpson's son Ace, in honor of his paternal great-grandfather.
      • Yantz
        • Origin:

          Dutch, variation of Jans
        • Description:

          Variation of Jans.
      • Golden
        • Origin:

          Word name
        • Description:

          Like Silver, Golden is a shimmering metallic color name, almost too dazzling for an ordinary girl.
      • Sakae
        • Origin:

          Japanese
        • Meaning:

          "prosperity"
        • Description:

          Unisex Japanese name used by the singer Thalia as her daughter Sabrina's middle.
      • Riviera
        • Origin:

          Italian word name
        • Meaning:

          "coastline"
        • Description:

          A romantic alternative to River.
      • Armistead
        • Origin:

          English
        • Meaning:

          "hermit's place"
        • Description:

          This dignified Old English surname was brought into the modern consciousness by author Armistead Maupin, who wrote the San Francisco stories Tales of the City. There was also a Civil War general named Lewis Armistead.
      • Czar
        • Origin:

          Balkan variation of Tsar, meaning "Caesar or ruler"
        • Meaning:

          "Caesar or ruler"
        • Description:

          One way to set up a superiority complex in your child is to call your child Czar as American actor Rockmond Dunbar did in 2016.
      • Kumala
        • Origin:

          Variation of Kamala, Hindi, Hawaiian
        • Meaning:

          "lotus or pale red; or, a garden"
        • Description:

          Variation of Kamala.
      • Devereux
        • Origin:

          French
        • Meaning:

          "riverbank"
        • Description:

          Variation of Deveraux. Poppy Montgomery used this spelling as one of the middles for her daughter Violet.
      • Kelechi
        • Origin:

          Igbo
        • Meaning:

          "glorify God"
        • Description:

          A common unisex name in Nigeria. Kerry Washington used it as the middle name for her son Caleb.
      • Milagro