Names Like Arete — Find Similar Baby Names
Arete is a 5-letter Greek girls' name meaning “Beauty”. This page collects 116 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Abebe and Adele, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -ete like Dete and Pete, and names sharing the “beauty” concept like Adara and Afet.
For the full Arete profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Arete page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Arete
24 baby names that differ from Arete by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abebe | 2 | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "He Has Flowered/Flourished/Grown." | African | Male |
| Adele | 2 | Good Humor: Of The Nobility. Noble. | French | Female |
| Adene | 2 | Tender | Hebrew | Female |
| Adette | 2 | Sweet Or Noble | German | Female |
| Aeetes | 2 | Myth Name (Medea's Father) | Greek | Male |
| Afet | 2 | Woman Of Bewitching Beauty | Turkish | Female |
| Agate | 2 | Kind | Irish | Female |
| Ahote | 2 | Restless One (Hopi) | Native American | Male |
| Aart | 3 | Like An Eagle | Anglo | Male |
| Aase | 3 | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | English | Female |
| Abbie | 3 | "Gives Joy, My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's... | Hebrew | Female |
| Abeba | 3 | Ethiopian Female Name Meaning "Flower." | African | Female |
| Abebi | 3 | Yoruba Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "We Asked And Got Her" Or "We... | African | Female |
| Abeer | 3 | Fragrance. | Arabic | Female |
| Abel | 3 | Breath | Hebrew | Male |
| Abell | 3 | Exhalation Of Breath. The Second Son Of Adam In The Bible. The Vari... | Hebrew | Male |
| Abena | 3 | Akan Of Ghana Name For Females Born On Tuesday. | African | Female |
| Abeque | 3 | Stays At Home (Chippewa) | Native American | Female |
| Aberto | 3 | Italian Form Of Albert (Noble) | Italian | Male |
| Abetzi | 3 | Omaha Name Meaning " Yellow Leaf." | Native American | Female |
| Abey | 3 | Omaha Name Meaning " Leaf." | Native American | Female |
| Abeytu | 3 | Omaha Name Meaning " Green Leaf." | Native American | Female |
| Able | 3 | Exhalation Of Breath. The Second Son Of Adam In The Bible. The Vari... | Hebrew | Male |
| Ace | 3 | Unity | Anglo | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Arete’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 |
5-Letter A-Names Like Arete
24 names that share Arete's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Arete's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Arete
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 Arete.
Names That Rhyme with Arete
10 baby names that share Arete's last 3 letters — -ete. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dete | Meaning Unknown. | Swiss | Female |
| Pete | A Rock. Form Of Peter. | English | Male |
| Luete | Of The People | German | Female |
| Skete | Swift | English | Male |
| Allete | Winged | French | Female |
| Lunete | Servant Of Laudine | Arthurian | Female |
| Florete | Meaning Unknown | Arthurian | Female |
| Ocypete | Myth Name (A Harpy) | Greek | Female |
| Anaxarete | Myth Name (Cruel Woman Punished By The Gods) | Greek | Female |
| Amanishakhete | The Name Of One Of The Candaces, Or Queen Mothers, Of The Nubian Ki... | African | Female |
Names That Start Like Arete
16 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Arete — Are-. Good for parents who like Arete's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Are | Eagle | German | Male |
| Aren | Eagle | German | Male |
| Ares | Myth Name (God Of War) | Greek | Male |
| Aret | Ibibio Of Nigeria Name For Female Children Born On Market Day, Call... | African | Female |
| Arela | An Oath | Celtic | Female |
| Arend | Danish Form Of Arnold (Eagle) | Danish | Male |
| Arene | Holy One | Greek | Female |
| Areta | Virtuous: Excellent. | Arabic | Female |
| Arelis | Unknown | English | Female |
| Arella | Golden. | Spanish | Female |
| Aretha | Virtuous: Excellent. | Arabic | Female |
| Areebah | Witty; Smart | Arabic | Female |
| Areille | Lioness Of God | Hebrew | Female |
| Aretina | Virtuous | Greek | Female |
| Arethusa | Myth Name (Nymph) | Greek | Female |
| Areyanna | American | Female |