Unique Middle Names for Girls
- Frost
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"freezing"Description:
Frost is a name parents are beginning to warm to, appreciating its icy simplicity and connection with the venerable poet Robert. Frost, along with Winter, Snow, and January, are also perfect names for winter babies.
- Cruise
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"cross"Description:
Cool, cruising choice for either sex.
- Evening
Origin:
Day nameDescription:
Though this feels like a new invention, people have used day names such as Morning and Afternoon for centuries -- and so why not Evening too? It's a lovely word with an evocative meaning and makes a perfect addition to this newly stylish group.
- Marais
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"marsh"Description:
This hip Parisian neighborhood name would make a delightful middle for a baby girl.
- Free
Origin:
Word nameMeaning:
"free"Description:
A sixties-style name that might work best as a middle.
- Dancer
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"someone who dances"Description:
A word name that's appealing when applied to a person boogying or doing ballet; a different story in the context of Santa's reindeer.
- Deneb
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"tail"Description:
A star in the "tail" of the Cygnus constellation.
- Berlin
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"borderline"Description:
Edgy German capital with definite possibilities as a baby name.
- Forever
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Eternal--or eternally pretentious?
- Wisdom
Origin:
Virtue nameDescription:
A bit too self-congratulatory and, understandably, exceedingly rare. Still, if you're looking for a modern virtue name for your daughter, this may be one of the best qualities to exemplify.
- Danit
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God is my judge"Description:
Israeli spin on Danielle is rarely heard here.
- Goddess
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Talk about pressure! Too much name for any little girl to bear.
- French
Origin:
Surname, place name, word nameDescription:
A mash-up of popular name trends, French is all at once a place name, word name, and surname name. It's evocative of a favorite celebrity baby name fad of using nationalities as names as opposed to places, as in Mariah Carey's Moroccan.
- Aldine
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"wave"Description:
Aldine and the related Alda are ocean-related names that are highly unusual in the US. No babies were given these names, though hundreds of baby boys were named Aldo or Alden. There were even a few dozen baby girls named Alden.