Names Like Aeacus — Find Similar Baby Names
Aeacus is a 6-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Grandfather Of Achilles)”. This page collects 103 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Aegeus and Aengus, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -cus like Cus and Amycus, and names sharing the “grandfather” concept like Acrisius and Babatunde.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Aeacus
16 baby names that differ from Aeacus by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aegeus | 2 | Myth Name (Second Husband Of Medea) | Greek | Male |
| Aengus | 2 | Exceptionally Strong | Celtic | Male |
| Aeolus | 2 | Myth Name (God Of The Winds) | Greek | Male |
| Aarush | 3 | First Ray Of Sun. | Indian | Male |
| Acacia | 3 | "Thorny." | African | Female |
| Acastus | 3 | Myth Name (An Argonaut) | Greek | Male |
| Achaius | 3 | Friend Of A Horse | Scottish | Male |
| Acis | 3 | Myth Name (Lover Of Galatea) | Greek | Male |
| Aeaea | 3 | Myth Name (Island Of Circe) | Greek | Female |
| Aeary | 3 | Scholar | Irish | Male |
| Aeetes | 3 | Myth Name (Medea's Father) | Greek | Male |
| Aegis | 3 | Myth Name (Shield Of Zeus) | Greek | Male |
| Aeneas | 3 | Praiseworthy | Greek | Male |
| Aescby | 3 | From The Ash Tree Farm | English | Male |
| Aesctun | 3 | From The Ash Tree Farm | English | Male |
| Agacia | 3 | Kind | Spanish | Female |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Aeacus’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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
6-Letter A-Names Like Aeacus
24 names that share Aeacus's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Aeacus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Aeacus
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 Aeacus.
Names That Rhyme with Aeacus
13 baby names that share Aeacus's last 3 letters — -cus. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cus | Name Of A King | Arthurian | Male |
| Amycus | Myth Name (Son Of Poseidon) | Greek | Male |
| Ibycus | Myth Name (A Bard) | Greek | Male |
| Maccus | Son Of Gus | Anglo | Male |
| Marcus | Hammer | Gaelic | Male |
| Meccus | Son Of Gus | Anglo | Male |
| Glaucus | Myth Name (Son Of Minos) | Greek | Male |
| Rhoecus | Myth Name (Saved Hamadryad) | Greek | Male |
| Americus | Royalty | Latin | Female |
| Demarcus | English | Male | |
| Jamarcus | Sensitive Warrior. | English | Male |
| Autolycus | Myth Name (Son Of Hermes) | Greek | Male |
| Demodocus | Myth Name (A Blind Bard) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Aeacus
2 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Aeacus — Aea-. Good for parents who like Aeacus's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.