Names Like Achilles — Find Similar Baby Names
Achilles is an 8-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Lipless”. This page collects 92 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Achates and Achelous, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, and rhyming names ending in -les like Oles and Jules.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Achilles
3 baby names that differ from Achilles by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Achilles’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 |
| Achates | Myth Name (Companion Of Aeneas) | Male |
| Achelous | Myth Name (A River God) | Male |
| Acheron | Myth Name (River Of Woe) | 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 |
8-Letter A-Names Like Achilles
24 names that share Achilles's exact length (8 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Achilles's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Achilles
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 Achilles.
Names That Rhyme with Achilles
18 baby names that share Achilles's last 3 letters — -les. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oles | Defender Of Man | Greek | Male |
| Jules | Youthful | French | Male |
| Miles | Merciful. | English | Male |
| Myles | Servant | Irish | Male |
| Niles | People's Victory | Finnish | Male |
| Nyles | Champion Form Of Neil. | English | Male |
| Pules | Algonquin Name Meaning "Pigeon." ROZENE | Native American | Female |
| Calles | Meaning Unknown | Arthurian | Male |
| Gilles | Shield-Bearer | Greek | Male |
| Pelles | A Fisher King | Arthurian | Male |
| Stiles | Stiles | English | Male |
| Styles | Stiles | English | Male |
| Welles | Lives By The Spring | English | Male |
| Xarles | Manly | French | Male |
| Charles | A Man. French Variant Of Carl Adopted By The English Since Seventee... | English | Male |
| Bersules | A Knight | Arthurian | Male |
| Damocles | Myth Name (A Tyrant Of Syracuse) | Greek | Male |
| Eteocles | Myth Name (Son Of Oedipus) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Achilles
11 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Achilles — Ach-. Good for parents who like Achilles'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 |
| Achates | Myth Name (Companion Of Aeneas) | Greek | Male |
| Acheron | Myth Name (River Of Woe) | Greek | Male |
| Acheflow | White Flower | Arthurian | Female |
| Achelous | Myth Name (A River God) | Greek | Male |
| Acheflour | White Flower | Arthurian | Female |
| Achcauhtli | Unisexual Name Meaning "Leader." | Nahuatl | Female |