Names Like Alcestis — Find Similar Baby Names
Alcestis is an 8-letter Greek girls' name meaning “Myth Name From Euripides' Play Of The Same Name. In The Play Alcestis Gives H...”. This page collects 102 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Acestes and Acastus, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -tis like Otis and Attis, and names sharing the “hercules” concept like Abderus and Admeta.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Alcestis
2 baby names that differ from Alcestis by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Alcestis’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 | |
| 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 |
8-Letter A-Names Like Alcestis
24 names that share Alcestis's exact length (8 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Alcestis's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Alcestis
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Alcestis.
Names That Rhyme with Alcestis
17 baby names that share Alcestis's last 3 letters — -tis. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otis | Keen Of Hearing | Greek | Male |
| Attis | Myth Name (Son Of Manes) | Greek | Male |
| Metis | Myth Name (Resourcefulness) | Greek | Female |
| Nitis | Friend | Native American | Male |
| Curtis | Courteous. See Also Curt | English | Male |
| Jantis | Sharp Spear | German | Male |
| Justis | Just: Upright: Righteous. Form Of New Testament Biblical Name Justus. | English | Male |
| Jyotis | Light Of The Sun | Indian | Female |
| Kurtis | Courtier. | German | Male |
| Leitis | Happy | Gaelic | Female |
| Thetis | Myth Name (Mother Of Achilles) | Greek | Female |
| Clematis | Flower Name | Greek | Female |
| Karlitis | Strong And Masculine | French | Male |
| Panagiotis | All-Holy | Greek | Male |
| Otoahhastis | Tall Bull (Cheyenne) | Native American | Male |
| Neeheeoeewootis | High Backed Wolf (Cheyenne) | Native American | Male |
| Tis-See-Woo-Na-Tis | She Who Bathes With Her Knees (Cheyenne) | Native American | Female |
Names That Start Like Alcestis
10 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Alcestis — Alc-. Good for parents who like Alcestis's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcina | Myth Name Of A Sorceress Who When Tired Of Her Lovers Would Turn Th... | Greek | Female |
| Alcott | From The Old Cottage | English | Male |
| Alcides | Descended From Alcaeus | Greek | Male |
| Alcippe | Myth Name (Daughter Of Ares) | Greek | Female |
| Alcmene | Myth Name (Mother Of Hercules) | Greek | Female |
| Alcyone | Feminine Form Of Alcyoneus (Fought Against Athene) | Greek | Female |
| Alcinous | Myth Name (Helps Odysseus Return Home) | Greek | Male |
| Alcmaeon | Myth Name (One Of The Thebes Attackers) | Greek | Male |
| Alchfrith | Meaning Unknown | Anglo | Male |
| Alcyoneus | Myth Name (Fought Against Athena) | Greek | Male |