Help with a Middle Name

Marie, or Alexandria

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Hello:) we decided to take a look at our family tree, on both sides, when we had difficulties coming up with a middle name. the perfect middlename just popped out at us. it happened to be a maiden name of a 3x great grandmother. a name that we would have never dreamt up, one that we love, and it's meaningful. just an idea. good luck. i love the name Maddox. very unique:)

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I love it when the name has sort of meaning or family connection. I have seen it a lot where the son's middle name is the mothers maiden name...I JUST LOVE THIS IDEA. BTW I am a labor and delivery nurse and I have seen it all, If the name stands for something or someone it adds a wonderful bond and is a great name even if they don't "go together" very well.

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Hi K.,

Consider giving your baby your last name as a middle name. that's what we did with my youngest son and i think he likes it. and it adds a connection for us since my last name is different from his last name [his Dad's].

Other ideas are using a family name like your grandfather's. My eldest son's middle name is the same as his Dad's first name and my Dad's middle name. My second son has his Dad's middle name for his middle name. this is a nice connection too. So my middle son - who is now 25! is Troy Alexander after his dad, David Alexander. And the Troy didn't come for us until he was three days old! It's very fun to remember these naming stories.

best wishes to you,
K. C

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Lynn sounds good to me!!

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Hi K.,

I used a website to help find a middle name for our youngest son. All you do is put the first name in and last name (or last name initial) and it provides a multitude of selections. Even names that you would have never thought of. Here is the link: http://www.babynamegenie.com/baby-middle-names

After you enter the information, it will only bring up a few at a time. You have to keep clicking on "get more names" or whatever the name of the link is, to make more appear. I was just thinking of some names myself, and the first one that came to mind was Maddox Nathaniel....long name yes, but a strong name.

B.

Maddox Jay (J man!)or
Maddox Ray

I think Maddox is an adorable lil boy name. Here are some ideas:

Maddox Maxwell
Maddox James
Maddox Lee
Maddox Hunter
Congratulations on your lil one.

Kim

One thing you could always do is go with your hubby's first name. That is a tradition in my husbands family. the son always gets the fathers first name as a middle name...ie Steven Michael---Christopher Steven---Evan Christopher and so on and so forth. That seems to work with their family. so just a suggestion.

How about Maddox Michael
Maddox Eathon
Maddox Jonathan
Maddox Thomas
Maddox Alexander
Maddox Matthew

Now all you have to do is add your last name and see how it sounds. Good Luck!

Alexander
Anthony
Caden
Camden
Cypress Kane ##
Danick
Daniel
Drake
Isaac
Isaiah **
Jace ***
LaRoderick ****
Maddox Allen
Maddox Eugene


Preston James
Quinn
Riley T

Wyatt -

Xander
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Hi K.!
We used our Grandmother's maiden name for our sons middle names. The name is Eyer... Maddox Eyer.. kinda cool!

Good Luck!
L.

How about Maddox Xander? It rolls well off the tongue. Good luck!

One of the responders below had Danick in her list. Maddox Danick has a really nice flow to it.
How about Maddox Lorenzo or Maddox Liam?

I think a J name like John, James and even Jacob sound very nice with Maddox. Try It.

Austin. Maddox Austin sounds pretty good!

What about Maddox Jayce. Nick name M.J. or Maddox Liam... Good Luck.. And I do like the Maddox Ryan that someone else suggested..

We adopted 2 little boys and one of the has the middle name Burton. I think it's the coolest name.
J.
Mom to 4 and soon one more through another adoption.

Maddox Austin
Maddox Aarion
Maddox Andrew
Maddox Drew
Maddox Monroe
Maddox Cristian
Maddox Cruz

Love the name Maddox - hope that helps some in giving you idease!

A.,

How about Maddox Hayden or Maddox Rhys?

And don't pay any attention to that response that said the name is out there--I love the name Maddox & it's a great power name--definitely to be taken seriously!!! How rude for someone to say that--maybe she's just lacking a little creativity! I don't think there's anything wrong with trying to give a child a name that isn't the same as 1/2 their class! I grew up (obviously still am) an A.--and imagine how many there were in my class--in elementary, my name was A. B. --not just my first name like everyone else!!!

Anyways, sorry about that, I just couldn't believe the nerve of some people--they are definitely allowed to have their opinion, but ever hear of the Golden Rule?????

Good luck, let us know what you come up with!!

Lee, Marie. I guess it depends if it fits with the last name too.

Girl? Maddox Riley

Boy? Maddox Rian (Ryan)

I guess I'm liking R names today.

Good luck, K.

Are you trying to go with something different or traditional. I am kind of old fashioned in that i like to go with what is the dads first or middle name or his dads or my dad etc... and find a name with meaning instead of ooohhh does this sound sooo cool or not. Otherwise i think there are some stand bys for boys just like ann and Marie are for girls and that is John, James, Michael it seems like i hear alot and i think John or James sounds good with Maddox - i dont know your last name to see if it flows but also having dads name in there usually sounds good because you are use to hearing his first name with his last name like John Doe so maddox john doe would seem like it flows because uts already a name you are familar with if that makes sense.

On this one, I'd have to say Cooper! Although we have a tradition of using a male family name for the middle name, grandfathers or father. Goo luck and congratulations!!

S.

How about Elizabeth? Nicole?

Just about anything goes well.........depends on your last name. I see it starts with an M so maybe not a name with M like Mason but anything like James? My niece just had a baby a few days ago and named him Oliver Logan. NOT my favorite. (Sorry to any of you who may have an Oliver!)

K., how about maddox andrew that way his initials can be m and m , the candy, hhahahaha too cute, but you may not want his initials to be mam either, hahaha D. s

how about Mason, or Manny,which is short for emanuel
C. N

Alonzo. I like the sound of Maddox Alonzo. http://www.babynamesworld.com/meaning_of_Alonzo.html

What about Maddox Jeffery? Or Maddox Fisher? I think I like the J names with Maddox, too..it just sounds right.

Maddox luis
maddox eugene
maddox manuel
maddox jardon
maddox william
get a baby book and put names behind maddox and see what aspries. B.

I am not sure what your last name is but what about Maddox Julian ??? Everything else I think of doesn't really stick with me like this one did. Thats a hard name to find a middle one for but I like it! Good luck and please let me know wha tyou come up with!!!

Maddox-

Carter
John
Parker
Micheal
Thomas
Joseph
Reed
Cole

My 4 year old son's name is Maddex!
We went with Jon for his middle name.

Cute name!

You've gotten a ton of advice here...we named our boys with family names, of uncles, grandfathers, dad's name. What's your husband's name? Would that be a good middle name? (Or even his middle name?)

Otherwise I like Maddox Henry (though I am partial to Henry since that's my youngest son's name). :)

How about Wade or James

I think Tate sounds good or Carter!!Best wishes to you and all your loved one's.

How about Glen? Or Forrest? Just a thought!

Hi K.!

This is a fun one to respond to! I read some psychology research that suggested that your initials/acronym influence your mental health either positively or negatively depending on the combination! So, for example you would want to avoid names that when combined read S.A.D. or B.U.T. or M.A.D. and lean more towards those with positive connotations, like S.U.N. That being the case (or at least a possibility), how about Gabriel as a middle name. Looks like your last name begins with an M. Then, he would have M.G.M. and the association would be of powerful lions and great entertainment (as in MGM studios). Just a thought. Have fun and good luck! S. K.

I have a friend with a son named Maddox Theron (thair on)

Maddox James seems to sound great together and congrats on your new little one.

Jessi

My boys' middle names (Andrew and Mark) are from family members (my husband and my dad). Are there any relatives' names that have special meaning to you?
If we have another boy, the middle name will be James (my FIL).

How about Maddox James, Maddox Lee, Maddox Luther, Maddox Paul
I like Maddox James best. :)

It depends on what your last name is but how about Lee? Charles? Blake? Cole? Jordan? Bjorn?

First, congrats on your new one! You've received a ton of input, but I'll throw in my 2 cents. Decide what overall 'feel' you want for your baby's name-- modern, classic, natural, familial, etc. Lots of names sound good with Maddox, so you're lucky there!

Modern/contemporary? Rhys, Jace, Quinn
Classic? William, Alexander, Thomas
Natural? Sage, Wolf, Fields
Familial? Go back a generation or two and find a relative with a middle or surname you like, i.e., Niles, Stafford, Wilson, etc.

Best of luck with your babe and your growing family!

We have a 3 year old Madox John. Madox is such a great and strong name, I think just about anything works. We have twin boys so were able to use our fathers names as middle names...one for each. I think if he ever wants to shorten it someday MJ is cute too!

Maddox James
Maddox Malcolm
Maddox Darwin
Maddox Gregory

Good Luck Choosing!

Try looking into your family, your father or FIL's name. Or a Grandfathers name.

I'm not sure if your Maddox is going to be a boy or girl, but Maddox Quinn would be nice for either. Good luck!

Since kids rarely use their middle name, I'd go with something that has family/sentimental value, or let big sissy help you pick one out! And be sure to post whatever you pick! Congrats!

Hi K.,

I would think you would like a shorter middle name to go with Maddox...how about Lee...or maybe Lane (or Lain)...Jon could work.

Good luck...sometimes middle names are harder than first names.

C.

I think Charles or Riley would be adorable.... Hope it helps.

John..........if the child is a boy and, if the last name has three syllables or more, keep the middle name to one syllable.
Keep in mind what the initials will be. MJM might be good. Stay away from middle initial starting with a G as you would not want the initials to be MGM.

If the child should happen to be a girl........Maddox Elizabeth sounds good. One never knows what gender people attach to a first name. Maddox would seem to be a male name to me.

Hope this helps.

Maddox James sounds good. MJ-for short.

Maddox Maureen or maybe even Maddox Marie for a boy how about murray or erin/aaron

My husband and I were also having a very hard time coming up w/ a middle name for our daughter Reegan. So after looking through many, many, many name books.....we decided not to give her one! We decided that when she's in her teens, if there is a name she really likes, we will get a name change to give her a middle name.

Hi K.! How about just a letter? Like Maddox T. lastname?

Looks like you have a lot of responses- I didn't read through all of them so forgive me if these are repeats- but what about Smith or Kennedy?

One thing my brother and his wife did was write down both of there full names and do like a puzzle and find names within the names. It was fun and they came up with some good names but went with a totally different name.
ps.they also used grandparent names and my sister in laws maiden name.
just have fun and congrats to you both

Cut Maddox a break--if you're going to give him a first name that is unusual, trendy, or difficult to spell, he'll appreciate a middle name that he can fall back on when he's older and wants to be taken seriously as a professional or tires of explaining his name to every new person he meets--perhaps there's a family name like "William" or "Robert" that you can use. By doing that you honor family AND allow your child a reasonable option to a funky first name.

Hi K.,
How about Alan, Aiden or Aaron?? Good luck :) CK

Nice name, how about Jackson
Maddox Jackson

What ever you do just consider what his initials are going to spell. If you use a middle name that starts with a vowel like an O then his initials will spell MOM or an A will end up being MAM.

I like Reece, the traditional spelling is Rhys. Like others have mentioned I would look for a family name or a name from your heritage.

Good luck!

My 3 kids have the middle names of (deceased) family members as their middle name.
Michael Dean(Mary Dean-MIL, passed away before he was born)
Jessica Jane(Dorothy Jane-My grandmother)
Jacob Leslie(James Leslie-Hubby's Gradfather)
With a "new/current" first name, I think I would go with a classic middle name.

Hey K. - it looks like you have a lot of responses already. I'd go with Ryan. It seems to go well and it doesn't have too many syllables. Best of luck!

I see you have tons of responses some I liked were Maddox Liam,Maddox James and Maddox Ryan. Congrats and hope you find a name you like! Also my sons name is Jaxon without the "s" :) Best wishes to you! J.

Maddox is a strong first name, so I came up with Quinn, Olin, Hunt, Caton, Seth & Eli, as some I felt sounded good. Print them on cards (Maddox Quinn....etc...) and after saying them several times a day, one will sound just right. (As we don't know your last name, that may throw it off entirely!!) Of course, we always wait till they are born, as sometimes they just don't look (or act) like any of the names we picked. Good luck & CONGRATULATIONS on the upcoming new family member. Be sure to let us know when the new Maddox ? arrives!

Sonny, Cole, Caden, or Gregg are middle names I came up with. I hope this helps! :) Enjoy your little one!

I would think that the middle name would all depend on the last name, as you would not want to give him a name of maddox miram middleton, as it would be way to much with the "m's" so it would be a matter of personal decision.just think of the people in your family and how some of them would be honored to have their names used as a middle name for maddox.
Best of luck in your decision for that all important middle name.

I'm guessing Maddox will be used as a boy name?

I like middle name Reed.

Makes for a very professional sounding name yet not too stuffy for childhood :)