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Raee
English, variation of Rae, diminutive of Rachel
"ewe"
Rae is one of the coolest middle name choices: why not leave it at that?
Caecilia
Feminine form of Caecilius, Latin
"blind"
The ancient Roman name that gave us Cecilia, Cecily, and related names. This spelling looks authentic, but might raise more pronunciation problems than it solves.
Antiquity
English word name
"antiquity"
Your daughter will like this better at twenty than she will at fifty.
Afternoon
English, “afternoon”
An early day name worthy of consideration today for someone seeking a truly unusual name.
Shade
Word name
Shade can be cool and refreshing -- or negative and dubious. Shade was the name of the daughter played by Fairuza Balk in the 90s film Gas Food Lodging .
Answer
English word name
"answer"
An implied spiritual meaning makes this a plausible new name.
Serendipity
English
"unexpected good fortune"
A unique virtue name with a sound as happy and lively as its meaning.
Free
Word name
"free"
A sixties-style name that might work best as a middle.
Mystery
Word name
Pretty sound, provocative meaning, but a little over-the-top.
Air
Word name
This nature name hasn't escaped the hippie dippy air of others like River or Sky.
Affinity
Word name
Sympathetic new twist on a Puritan virtue name.
Beloved
English word name
"beloved"
Toni Morrison, the modern master of literary names, made this one famous as the title character of a novel. But things didn't work out so well for that Beloved.
Beretta
Word name
A Beretta is a gun, so named because of the Italian firearms manufacturer that makes it. And now Beretta is also a badass baby name, used in the middle for daughter Breeze by Bristol Palin baby daddy…
Breeze
Word name
Most will see this as a refreshing middle name possibility, but Bristol Palin baby daddy Levi Johnston used it as a first name for his new daughter, Breeze Beretta.
Cayenne
Word name, English from Tupi
"pepper"
Spicy.
Egypt
Place name, English from Egyptian
"the house of the soul of Ptah"
Place names like Memphis, Harlem, Cairo, Vienna, Milan, and Astoria are right on trend at the moment, and Egypt could fit in, thanks to its similarity in sound to the likes of Edith and Eden. Alicia…
Cascade
English word name
"waterfall"
A nature name evocative of rushing waterfalls and flowing water, with a plausible, name-y sound thanks to it similarity to Cassie, Cassidy, and Cade.
Cashmere
Word name, English from Hindi
"fine, downy wool"
Cashmere is soft, luxurious — and way out of the ordinary. One of the unique names found in The Hunger Games series, you might be surprised to learn that this fabric name has been appearing in the US…
Jaclin
Jaclin is a feminine name that appears to be a variant spelling of Jacqueline or Jaclyn. It derives from the masculine Jacques, the French form of James, which ultimately comes from the Hebrew name…
Jacqualyn
Jacqualyn is a feminine name representing a creative spelling variation of Jacqueline, which originated as the feminine form of Jacques, the French equivalent of Jacob. This distinctive spelling…