Names Like Amalthea — Find Similar Baby Names
Amalthea is an 8-letter Greek girls' name meaning “Myth Name (Nursed Zeus)”. This page collects 105 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Acantha and Agatha, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -hea like Rhea and Shea, and names sharing the “zeus” concept like Aegis and Amphion.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Amalthea
3 baby names that differ from Amalthea by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Amalthea’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 Amalthea
24 names that share Amalthea's exact length (8 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Amalthea's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Amalthea
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 Amalthea.
Names That Rhyme with Amalthea
18 baby names that share Amalthea's last 3 letters — -hea. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhea | Myth Name (Wife Of Cronus) | Greek | Female |
| Shea | Majestic | Irish | Male |
| Thea | Divine | Greek | Female |
| Oshea | Surname. | Irish | Male |
| Bethea | Maid-Servant Of Jehovah. | Hebrew | Female |
| Cumhea | Hound Of The Plains | Irish | Male |
| Lashea | Lovely. | Greek | Female |
| Mathea | God's Gift | Hebrew | Female |
| Alethea | "Honesty; Truth." Variants Include Alathia, Alecta, Aleethia, Aleta... | Greek | Female |
| Alyshea | Alternate Spelling: Alicia. Sweet. | German | Female |
| Elethea | Healer | English | Female |
| Matthea | God's Gift | Hebrew | Female |
| Panthea | All The Gods | Greek | Female |
| Penthea | Born Fifth | Greek | Female |
| Annathea | English | Female | |
| Dorothea | Danish Form Of Dorothy (God's Gift) | Danish | Female |
| Eidothea | Myth Name (A Sea Nymph) | Greek | Female |
| Timothea | Honoring God | Greek | Female |
Names That Start Like Amalthea
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Amalthea — Ama-. Good for parents who like Amalthea's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amad | Much Praised. One Of Many Names Of The Prophet Muhammad. | Arabic | Male |
| Amal | Bird; Hopes; Aspirations | Arabic | Female |
| Aman | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "Peace."It Is Often Used As A Nick... | African | Male |
| Amada | Beloved. | Spanish | Female |
| Amadi | Ibo Of Nigeria Unisexual Name, Referring To The Sun God, Meaning "R... | African | Male |
| Amado | Loves God | Spanish | Male |
| Amaia | End Or Resolution. | Basque | Female |
| Amala | Bird: Beloved. | Arabic | Female |
| Amald | Power Of An Eagle | German | Male |
| Amall | Power Of An Eagle | German | Male |
| Amani | Wishes; Aspirations | Arabic | Female |
| Amany | Wishes | Arabic | Female |
| Amaor | Akan People Of Ghana Name For Females Born On Saturday.Also A West... | African | Female |
| Amara | Unfading | Greek | Female |
| Amare | Amharic And Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "He Is Good Looking." | African | Male |
| Amari | Yoruba Of Nigeria Name Meaning "Strength, Builder." | African | Male |
| Amaru | English | Male | |
| Amasa | Burden | Hebrew | Male |