There’s nothing worse than finding the perfect name, then realizing you still need to pick a middle name that flows with it. Have no fear, middle names can be more forgiving than first names, so you can choose something unique that wouldn’t normally fly as a first name. Whether your looking to get away with something quirky or are set on a family classic, we’ve put together some great name combinations to get you started.
Girls
ADELINE WEST
ADELINE French, “noble”
WEST Word name
ALLEGRA SOLEIL
ALLEGRA Italian, “merry”
SOLEIL French, “sun”
ALORA ELLIOT
ALORA Hebrew, “Lord is my light” variation of Eliora
ELLIOT English from Hebrew, “Yahweh is God”
AMELIA PEARL
AMELIA German, “industrious”
PEARL Gemstone
ANASTASIA FAYE
ANASTASIA Russian, “resurrection”
FAYE English, “fairy “
ARDEN NOELLE
ARDEN English, “eagle valley”
NOELLE French, “Christmas”
AURELIA LILAC
AURELIA Latin, “golden”
LILAC English from Persian, flower name
AURORA BELLE
AURORA Latin, “dawn”
BELLE French, “beautiful”
AUTUMN ROSE
AUTUMN Season name
ROSE Flower name
AVA GREY
AVA Latin, “bird”
GREY Color name
CALLA HARLOW
CALLA Greek, “beauty”
HARLOW English, “hare’s meadow”
CAMBRIA MADDYN
CAMBRIA Place name
MADDYN Irish, “little dog”
CAMILLA SAGE
CAMILLA Latin, “beloved”
SAGE Latin, “wisdom”
CASSIA PRIMROSE
CASSIA Greek, “cinnamon” feminine variation of Cassius
PRIMROSE Floral name
CORDELIA JEAN
CORDELIA Celtic, “jewel of the sea”
JEAN English from French, “God is gracious”
DAHLIA WREN
DAHLIA Scandinavian flower name
WREN English, “Songbird” or “ruler”
DAISY FLORENCE
DAISY Flower name
FLORENCE Latin, “blossom”
DALISE SAREN
DALISE Invented name
SAREN Unknown meaning
DELLA FAYE
DELLA German, diminutive of Adela meaning “noble”
FAYE English, “fairy”
EDEN SOLEIL
EDEN Hebrew, “delight”
SOLEIL French, “sun”
EVALINE HARPER
EVALINE Variation of the name Evelyn meaning “wished for”
HARPER English, “harp player”
EVELYN SNOW
EVELYN English from French “wished for”
SNOW Word name
FIONA QUINN
FIONA Irish and Scottish, “fair”
QUINN Irish, “descendant of Conn”
FLEUR AMELIE
FLEUR French, “flower”
AMELIE French, “industrious”
GEMMA SNOW
GEMMA Italian, “gemstone”
SNOW Word name
GRAELYN MAEVE
GRAELYN Combination of Grey + Lynn
MAEVE Irish, “intoxicating”
HENSLIE TATE
HENSLIE Invented name
TATE Norse, “cheerful”
HOLLYN SOPHIA
HOLLYN Spelling variation of place name Holland
SOPHIA Greek, “wisdom”
IMOGEN ISLA
IMOGEN Celtic, “maiden”
ISLA Spanish, “island”
INDIA ROSE
INDIA Place name
ROSE Flower name
JUNIPER ALASKA
JUNIPER Tree name
ALASKA Native American, “the mainland”
KENDALL SHAE
KENDAL English, “royal valley”
SHAE Irish, spelling variation of Shea meaning, “dauntless one”
KESLEIGH MORGAN
KESLEIGH Invented name
MORGAN Welsh, “sea”
KIRA STELLA
KIRA Russian, “throne”
STELLA Latin, ‘star”
LAYLA AUDEN
LAYLA Arabic, “night”
AUDEN English, “old friend”
LIVIENNE BEATRIX
LIVIENNE Invented name
BEATRIX Latin, “bringer of joy”
LUCIA BELLE
LUCIA Italian and Spanish, “light”
BELLE French, “beautiful”
MARGOT VIOLET
MARGOT French, “pearl”
VIOLET Latin, “purple”
ODESSA LILY
ODESSA Russian place name
LILY English, flower name
OLIVIA PRESLEE
OLIVIA Latin, “olive tree”
PRESLEE English, “priest’s meadow” spelling variation of Presley
OPHELIA SABINE
OPHELIA Greek, “help”
SABINE French and German form of Sabina
PHOEBE CAROLINE
PHOEBE Greek, “bright”
CAROLINE French, “freeman”
REVERIE JADE
REVERIE Word name
JADE Spanish, “stone of the side”
SAREN MACKENZIE
SAREN Unknown meaning
MACKENZIE Scottish, “son of Kenneth”
SAVANNAH LIBBY
SAVANNAH Spanish, “tropical grassland”
LIBBY English, “pledged to God”
SIENNA RUBY
SIENNA Italian place name & color name
RUBY Latin, “red gemstone”
TALLULAH JANE
TALLULAH Native American, “running water”
JANE English, “God is gracious”
TINLEY HARPER
TINLEY Invented name
HARPER English, “harp player”
WILLA JAMES
WILLA German, “resolute protector”
JAMES English, “supplanter”
ZELDA JADE
ZELDA German, “grey battle”
JADE Spanish, “stone of the side”
Boys
ARDEN FOX
ARDEN English, “eagle valley”
FOX Animal name
AUGUST LEO
AUGUST Latin, “majestic”
LEO Latin, “lion”
AUSTIN BRADLEY
AUSTIN English, “magnificent”
BRADLEY English, “broad wood”
BODHI ATLAS
BODHI Sanskrit, “awakened”
ATLAS Greek, “Titan”
CRISPIN GROVER
CRISPIN Latin, “curly-haired”
GROVER English, “grove dweller”
DAMARI GREY
DAMARI Invented name
GREY Color name
DASH KENNEDY
DASH Unknown meaning
KENNEDY Irish, “helmet head”
DENVER MADDOX
DENVER English, “green valley”
MADDOX Welsh, “son of Madoc”
DORIAN OLIVER
DORIAN Greek ancient tribe name
OLIVER Latin, “olive tree”
EMERSON COVE
EMERSON German, “son of Emery”
COVE Word name
EMMETT WESLEY
EMMETT English from German, “universal”
WESLEY English, “western clearing”
EVERETT GRAHAM
EVERETT English from German, “brave as a boar”
GRAHAM Scottish, “Grant’s homestead”
FELIX REID
FELIX Latin, “lucky”
REID English, “red-haired”
FINN GRAYSON
FINN Irish, “fair”
GRAYSON English. “son of grey-haired one”
GRAHAM ELLIOT
GRAHAM Scottish, “Grant’s homestead”
ELLIOT English from Hebrew, “Yahweh is God”
GRAYSON CONRAD
GRAYSON English, “son of grey-haired one”
CONRAD German, “honest adviser”
HEATH EVERETT
HEATH English, “heathland dweller”
EVERETT English from German, “brave as a boar”
JAMES PRESLEY
JAMES English from Hebrew, “supplanter”
PRESLEY English, “Priest’s meadow”
JASPER LEVI
JASPER Persian, “treasure”
LEVI Hebrew, “joined”
JAXTON PIERCE
JAXTON Invented name
PIERCE English, “son of Piers”
KNOX MANNING
KNOX Scottish, “small hill”
MANNING Norse, “brave”
LIAM HENDRIX
LIAM Irish short form of William
HENDRIX Dutch and German, “rules the home”
LINCOLN ASHER
LINCOLN English, “town by the lake”
ASHER Hebrew, “happy”
MAGNUS REID
MAGNUS Latin, “greatest”
REID English, “red-haired”
MAVERICK SABER
MAVERICK American, “independent”
SABER Word name
MAYSON PARKER
MAYSON English, “stoneworker”
PARKER English, “park keeper”
MILO WESTON
MILO German, “soldier”
WESTON Western settlement
NOAH RYLAND
NOAH Hebrew, “wandering”
RYLAND English, “island meadow”
OLIVER HUDSON
OLIVER Latin, “olive tree”
HUDSON English, “Hugh’s son”
OSCAR RILEY
OSCAR English, “divine spear”
RILEY Irish, “courageous”
PAXTON JAMES
PAXTON English, “peace town”
JAMES English from Hebrew, “supplanter”
PHOENIX ALEXANDER
PHOENIX Greek mythical bird
ALEXANDER Greek, “defender of men”
PRESTON ELI
PRESTON English, “Priest’s town”
ELI Hebrew, “Ascended”
QUINCY JUDE
QUINCY French, “estate of the fifth son”
JUDE Latin, “praise”
RENLY QUINN
RENLY Invented name
QUINN Irish, “descendant of Conn”
RHYS OLIVER
RHYS Welsh, “fiery”
OLIVER Latin, “olive tree”
RORY SUTTON
RORY Irish, “red king”
SUTTON English, “south town”
RYLAND CARTER
RYLAND English, “island meadow”
CARTER English, “transport goods by cart”
SILAS NIXON
SILAS English from Latin, “of the forest”
NIXON English, “son of Nicholas”
TARQUIN FELIX
TARQUIN Roman clan name
FELIX Latin, “lucky”
TAYLEN KENDRICK
TAYLEN Invented name
KENDRICK English and Scottish, “greatest champion”
THEODORE WYATT
THEODORE Greek, “gift of God”
WYATT English, “strong in war”
XANDER GREY
XANDER Greek, “defender of men”
GREY Color name
Gender Neutral
ARLO ELLIOT
ARLO Spanish, “Barberry tree” or “army”
ELLIOT English from Hebrew, “Yahweh is God”
AUDEN ELLIOT
AUDEN English, “old friend”
ELLIOT English from Hebrew, “Yahweh is God”
AVERY TATE
AVERY English, “elf ruler”
TATE English from Norse, “cheerful”
BELLAMY JORDAN
BELLAMY French, “beautiful friend”
JORDAN Hebrew, “flows down”
BLAKELY EMERSON
BLAKELY English, “from the light and dark wood meadow”
EMERSON German, “son of Emery”
CAYDEN TYLER
CAYDEN Invented name
TYLER English from French, “maker of tiles”
CAMDEN HUNTER
CAMDEN Scottish, “unwinding valley”
HUNTER Word name
CASSIDY LENNOX
CASSIDY Irish “curly-haired”
LENNOX Scottish, “lives near elm trees”
DARBY SUTTON
DARBY Irish, “free from envy”
SUTTON English, “south town”
DYLAN AUSTIN
DYLAN Welsh, “of the sea”
AUSTIN English, “magnificent”
EDEN HADLEY
EDEN Hebrew, “delight”
HADLEY English, “heather meadow”
ELLIOT GREY
ELLIOT English from Hebrew, “Yahweh is God”
GREY Color name
EMERSON PHOENIX
EMERSON German, “son of Emery”
PHOENIX Greek mythical bird
HARLOW FINLEY
HARLOW English, “hare’s meadow”
FINLEY Irish and Scottish, “fair hero”
HAYDEN RILEY
HAYDEN English, “fire”
RILEY Irish, “courageous”
HUNTER ORION
HUNTER Word name
ORION Greek mythology name
LINDEN BLAIR
LINDEN Tree name
BLAIR Scottish, “battlefield”
LOGAN REESE
LOGAN Scottish, “hollow”
REESE Welsh, “fiery”
LUCA RILEY
LUCA Italian from Latin, “light”
RILEY Irish, “courageous”
PRESLEY TATUM
PRESLEY English, “Priest’s meadow”
TATUM English, “bringer of joy”
SIMONE BRAYLIN
SIMONE Italian variation of Simon meaning “one who hears”
BRAYLIN Invented name
SKYLAR LENNOX
SKYLAR Variation of Dutch Schuyler meaning “scholar”
LENNOX Scottish, “lives near elm trees”
TEEGAN REMY
TEEGAN Irish variation of Teagan meaning “little poet”
REMY French, “oarsman”
WHITNEY SLOANE
WHITNEY English, “white island”
SLOANE Irish, “fighter”
