Names Like Anticlea — Find Similar Baby Names
Anticlea is an 8-letter Greek girls' name meaning “Myth Name (Mother Of Odysseus)”. This page collects 102 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Airlea, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -lea like Lea and Galea, and names sharing the “odysseus” concept like Alcina and Alcinous.
For the full Anticlea profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Anticlea page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Anticlea
1 baby names that differ from Anticlea by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airlea | 3 | "Ethereal." Variants Include Airla, Airlia. | Greek | Female |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Anticlea’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 Anticlea
24 names that share Anticlea's exact length (8 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Anticlea's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Anticlea
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 Anticlea.
Names That Rhyme with Anticlea
11 baby names that share Anticlea's last 3 letters — -lea. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lea | Mythological Goddess Of Canoe Builders | Hawaiian | Female |
| Galea | Festive Party. | English | Female |
| Holea | Holy | English | Female |
| Kalea | Bright | Hawaiian | Female |
| Airlea | "Ethereal." Variants Include Airla, Airlia. | Greek | Female |
| Amalea | Hard-Working | Italian | Female |
| Azalea | Flower | Hebrew | Female |
| Kailea | Babydoll | Hawaiian | Female |
| Kaylea | Variant Of Kay And Kayla Keeper Of The Keys: Pure. | English | Female |
| Maylea | Wildflower | Hawaiian | Female |
| Penthesilea | Myth Name (A Queen Of The Amazons) | Greek | Female |
Names That Start Like Anticlea
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Anticlea — Ant-. Good for parents who like Anticlea's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antar | Strong One, Famous Warrior | Arabic | Male |
| Antea | Feminine Form Of Antaeus (Son Of Poseidon) | Greek | Female |
| Antje | Grace | Hebrew | Female |
| Anton | German Form Of Anthony (Beyond Praise) | German | Male |
| Antor | Foster Father Of Arthur (Thirteenth Century) | Arthurian | Male |
| Antti | Finnish Form Of Andrew (Manly) | Finnish | Male |
| Anthia | Flower | Greek | Female |
| Anthor | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Antton | Praiseworthy | Basque | Male |
| Antaeus | Myth Name (Killed By Hercules) | Greek | Male |
| Antalka | Variant Of Antonina. | English | Male |
| Anteros | Myth Name (Mutual Love) | Greek | Male |
| Anthany | Variant Of Anthony. | English | Male |
| Anthony | Priceless | Greek | Male |
| Antiope | Myth Name (Daughter Of Asopus) | Greek | Female |
| Antoine | Highly Praiseworthy. See Anthony. | French | Male |
| Antoneo | "Variant Of Antonio, Inestimable." | Italian | Male |
| Antonia | Feminine Form Of Antonio Beyond Praise | Spanish | Female |