Unique Celebrity Baby Middle Names

Bardo

Short form of Bardolph or Aboriginal

"water"

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…

Baretto

Portuguese

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

Basil

Greek

"royal"

Although Greek in origin--in the fourth century, a bishop by that name established the principles of the Greek Orthodox Church--Basil for years took on the aura of aquiline-nosed upper-class…

Bay

English word, Old English

"an inlet of the sea where the land curves inward; berry"

Like River and Lake, a cool, refreshing modern water-related choice. This name is also associated with bay leaves, the bay laurel, the contemporary term of endearment, "bae", and the Old English word…

Bazyl

Variation of Basil

"regal"

Variation of Basil. Stick with the original spelling.