Names Like Acrisius — Find Similar Baby Names
Acrisius is an 8-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Grandfather Of Perseus)”. This page collects 89 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Acastus and Achaius, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -ius like Pius and Caius, and names sharing the “grandfather” concept like Aeacus and Babatunde.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Acrisius
3 baby names that differ from Acrisius by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Acrisius’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 |
| Achilles | Lipless | Male |
| Acis | Myth Name (Lover Of Galatea) | Male |
| Aconteus | Myth Name | 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 Acrisius
24 names that share Acrisius's exact length (8 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Acrisius's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Acrisius
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 Acrisius.
Names That Rhyme with Acrisius
18 baby names that share Acrisius's last 3 letters — -ius. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pius | Pious | Swiss | Male |
| Caius | Rejoicer. | English | Male |
| Laius | Myth Name (Father Of Oedipus) | Greek | Male |
| Darius | Name Of A Pharaoh | Egyptian | Male |
| Dolius | Myth Name (A Shepherd) | Greek | Male |
| Epeius | Myth Name (Maker Of The Trojan Horse) | Greek | Male |
| Iasius | Myth Name (Mother Of Atalanta) | Greek | Female |
| Julius | Jove's Child. | French | Male |
| Lucius | A Roman Emperor | Arthurian | Male |
| Lueius | A Roman Emperor | Arthurian | Male |
| Marius | Hammer | Romanian | Male |
| Achaius | Friend Of A Horse | Scottish | Male |
| Brenius | A Supposed King Of Britain | Arthurian | Male |
| Darrius | He Who Upholds The Good. | Greek | Male |
| Egidius | Youthful | Dutch | Male |
| Icarius | Myth Name (Gave Wine To The Citizens Of Athens Who Mistook It For P... | Greek | Male |
| Persius | Myth Name (Son Of Danae) | Greek | Male |
| Phemius | Myth Name (A Bard) | Greek | Male |