Names Like Achates — Find Similar Baby Names
Achates is a 7-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Companion Of Aeneas)”. This page collects 106 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Acestes and Achaius, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -tes like Bates and Yates, and names sharing the “companion” concept like Abu Bakr and Kadan.
For the full Achates profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Achates page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Achates
10 baby names that differ from Achates by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acestes | 2 | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Achaius | 2 | Friend Of A Horse | Scottish | Male |
| Acastus | 3 | Myth Name (An Argonaut) | Greek | Male |
| Achak | 3 | Algonquin Name Meaning " Spirit." | Native American | Male |
| Achan | 3 | Dinka Of South Sudan Name For A Female Child In The First Pair Of T... | African | Female |
| Acharya | 3 | Spiritual Teacher | Indian | Male |
| Achilles | 3 | Lipless | Greek | Male |
| Aconteus | 3 | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Aeetes | 3 | Myth Name (Medea's Father) | Greek | Male |
| Agate | 3 | Kind | Irish | Female |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Achates’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 |
| Acestes | Myth Name | 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 Achates
24 names that share Achates's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Achates's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Achates
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 Achates.
Names That Rhyme with Achates
18 baby names that share Achates'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 |
| Acestes | Myth Name | 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 Achates
11 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Achates — Ach-. Good for parents who like Achates's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achak | Algonquin Name Meaning " Spirit." | Native American | Male |
| Achan | Dinka Of South Sudan Name For A Female Child In The First Pair Of T... | African | Female |
| Achir | New | Indian | Male |
| Achaius | Friend Of A Horse | Scottish | Male |
| Acharya | Spiritual Teacher | Indian | Male |
| Acheron | Myth Name (River Of Woe) | Greek | Male |
| Acheflow | White Flower | Arthurian | Female |
| Achelous | Myth Name (A River God) | Greek | Male |
| Achilles | Lipless | Greek | Male |
| Acheflour | White Flower | Arthurian | Female |
| Achcauhtli | Unisexual Name Meaning "Leader." | Nahuatl | Female |