Names Like Arethusa — Find Similar Baby Names
Arethusa is an 8-letter Greek girls' name meaning “Myth Name (Nymph)”. This page collects 93 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Aethra, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -usa like Musa and Nusa, and names sharing the “nymph” concept like Clytie and Cyrena.
For the full Arethusa profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Arethusa page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Arethusa
1 baby names that differ from Arethusa by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aethra | 3 | Myth Name (Mother Of Theseus) | Greek | Female |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Arethusa’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 Arethusa
24 names that share Arethusa's exact length (8 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Arethusa's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Arethusa
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 Arethusa.
Names That Rhyme with Arethusa
10 baby names that share Arethusa's last 3 letters — -usa. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musa | Swahili And Muslim Name Popular Among The Wolof Of Senegal, Meaning... | African | Male |
| Nusa | Grace | Hebrew | Female |
| Azusa | Lily. | Arabic | Female |
| Izusa | White Stone | Native American | Female |
| Omusa | Miwok Name Meaning " Misses With Arrows." | Native American | Female |
| Creusa | Myth Name (Daughter Of Erechteus) | Greek | Female |
| Jesusa | Named For Jesus | Spanish | Female |
| Medusa | Cunning | Greek | Female |
| Ayabusa | WE RULE | African | Male |
| Phaethusa | Myth Name | Greek | Female |
Names That Start Like Arethusa
16 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Arethusa — Are-. Good for parents who like Arethusa'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 |
| Arete | Beauty | Greek | 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 |
| Areyanna | American | Female |