Names Like Acestes — Find Similar Baby Names
Acestes is a 7-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name”. This page collects 88 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Acastus and Achates, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, and rhyming names ending in -tes like Bates and Yates.
For the full Acestes profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Acestes page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Acestes
5 baby names that differ from Acestes by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Acestes’s Greek origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abdera | From Abdera | Female |
| Abderus | Myth Name (A Friend Of Hercules) | Male |
| Absyrtus | Myth Name (Brother Of Medea) | Male |
| Abydos | From Abydos | Male |
| Acantha | Thorn | Female |
| Acastus | Myth Name (An Argonaut) | Male |
| Achates | Myth Name (Companion Of Aeneas) | Male |
| Achelous | Myth Name (A River God) | Male |
| Acheron | Myth Name (River Of Woe) | Male |
| Achilles | Lipless | Male |
| Acis | Myth Name (Lover Of Galatea) | Male |
| Aconteus | Myth Name | Male |
| Acrisius | Myth Name (Grandfather Of Perseus) | Male |
| Acteon | Myth Name (A Hunter Torn Apart By His Own Dogs) | Male |
| Adelpha | "Dear Sister."Variants Include Adelphe And Adelphie. | Female |
| Admeta | Myth Name (From A Tale Of Hercules) | Female |
| Admetus | Myth Name (A King Of Pherae) | Male |
| Adrastus | Myth Name (One Of The Attackers In "The Seven Against Thebes") | Male |
| Adrial | Male | |
| Aeacus | Myth Name (Grandfather Of Achilles) | Male |
| Aeaea | Myth Name (Island Of Circe) | Female |
| Aedon | Myth Name (Daughter Of Pandareos) | Female |
| Aeetes | Myth Name (Medea's Father) | Male |
| Aegeus | Myth Name (Second Husband Of Medea) | Male |
7-Letter A-Names Like Acestes
24 names that share Acestes's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Acestes's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Acestes
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Acestes.
Names That Rhyme with Acestes
18 baby names that share Acestes's last 3 letters — -tes. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bates | Variant Of Bartholomew Often Used As A Surname. | English | Male |
| Yates | Lives By The Gates | English | Male |
| Zetes | Myth Name (Son Of Boreas) | Greek | Male |
| Aeetes | Myth Name (Medea's Father) | Greek | Male |
| Brites | Strong | Celtic | Female |
| Montes | Mountain. Abbreviation Of Montague And Montgomery. | Spanish | Male |
| Sketes | Swift | English | Male |
| Achates | Myth Name (Companion Of Aeneas) | Greek | Male |
| Iobates | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Laertes | Myth Name (Father Of Odysseus) | Greek | Male |
| Orestes | From The Mountain | Greek | Male |
| Polites | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Zelotes | Zealous | Greek | Male |
| Atlantes | Legend Name | French | Male |
| Socrates | Name Of A Philosopher | Greek | Male |
| Thyestes | Myth Name (Brother Of Atreus) | Greek | Male |
| Thersites | Myth Name (Soldier In The Trojan War) | Greek | Male |
| Tiridates | Name Of A King | Armenian | Male |
Names That Start Like Acestes
5 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Acestes — Ace-. Good for parents who like Acestes's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.