Names Like Alcinous — Find Similar Baby Names
Alcinous is an 8-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Helps Odysseus Return Home)”. This page collects 98 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -ous like Aldous and Fanous, and names sharing the “odysseus” concept like Alcina and Anticlea.
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More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Alcinous’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 Alcinous
24 names that share Alcinous's exact length (8 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Alcinous's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Alcinous
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 Alcinous.
Names That Rhyme with Alcinous
10 baby names that share Alcinous's last 3 letters — -ous. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldous | From The Old House | English | Male |
| Fanous | Lantern, Lamp | Arabic | Male |
| Dabbous | Pin | Arabic | Male |
| Dassous | Spy | Arabic | Male |
| Achelous | Myth Name (A River God) | Greek | Male |
| Antinous | Myth Name (One Of Penelope's Suitors) | Greek | Male |
| Azarious | God Helps | Hebrew | Male |
| El-Nefous | The Soul EL-ZARKA | Arabic | Female |
| Luxovious | Myth Name (God Of Luxeuil) | Celtic | Male |
| Pirithous | Myth Name (Friend Of Theseus) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Alcinous
10 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Alcinous — Alc-. Good for parents who like Alcinous'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 |
| Alcestis | Myth Name From Euripides' Play Of The Same Name. In The Play Alcest... | Greek | Female |
| Alcmaeon | Myth Name (One Of The Thebes Attackers) | Greek | Male |
| Alchfrith | Meaning Unknown | Anglo | Male |
| Alcyoneus | Myth Name (Fought Against Athena) | Greek | Male |