Names Like Ban — Find Similar Baby Names
Ban is a 3-letter Arthurian boys' name meaning “Father Of Lancelot (Thirteenth Century)”. This page collects 131 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Bab and Bac, Arthurian cousins like Aballach and Accalon, rhyming names ending in -an like An and Dan, and names sharing the “thirteenth” concept like Antfortas and Antor.
For the full Ban profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Ban page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Ban
24 baby names that differ from Ban by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bab | 1 | From The Gateway | Arabic | Female |
| Bac | 1 | Bank | Scottish | Male |
| Baen | 1 | Fair Skinned | Scottish | Male |
| Bain | 1 | Lives Near The Clear Stream | Gaelic | Male |
| Bana | 1 | Slayer | Anglo | Male |
| Bane | 1 | Long-Awaited Child | Hawaiian | Male |
| Bao | 1 | Protection | Vietnamese | Male |
| Bar | 1 | Boar | Anglo | Male |
| Bean | 1 | Fair Skinned | Scottish | Male |
| Ben | 1 | Son Of Zion Or Usually Just Son | Hebrew | Male |
| Bian | 1 | Secretive; Hidden | Vietnamese | Female |
| Bran | 1 | Raven | Celtic | Male |
| Buan | 1 | Goodness | Irish | Female |
| Baal | 2 | Lord, master | Egyptian | Male |
| Babu | 2 | A Kiswahili Name Meaning "Grandfather."Also, A West African Name Me... | African | Male |
| Badr | 2 | Moon | Arabic | Male |
| Badu | 2 | An Ashanti Of Ghana Name Meaning "Tenth-Born Child." | African | Male |
| Baha | 2 | Beautiful; Magnificent | Arabic | Male |
| Balen | 2 | Brother Of Balaan | Arthurian | Male |
| Balin | 2 | Brother Of Balaan | Arthurian | Male |
| Bama | 2 | Son Of Prophecy | Hebrew | Male |
| Banan | 2 | Delicate, Finger Tips | Arabic | Female |
| Baran | 2 | Noble Warrior | Gaelic | Male |
| Bard | 2 | Cold, The Cold | Arabic | Male |
More Arthurian Names
24 baby names that share Ban’s Arthurian origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aballach | Father Of Modron | Male |
| Accalon | Lover Of Margan Le Fay (Fifteenth Century) | Male |
| Acheflour | White Flower | Female |
| Acheflow | White Flower | Female |
| Ade | A Mistress Of Lancelot | Female |
| Aglaral | Brother Of Percival | Male |
| Aglarale | Brother Of Percival | Male |
| Aglaval | Brother Of Percival (Fourteenth Century) | Male |
| Agravain | Brother Of Gawain | Male |
| Albiona | White | Female |
| Alexandre | Nephew Of King Mark (Twelfth Century) | Male |
| Alis | Brother Of Cliges | Male |
| Alixandre | Nephew Of King Mark | Male |
| Amr | Son Of Arthur (Ninth Century) | Male |
| Andret | King Mark's Nephew | Male |
| Angharad | A Love Of Peredur | Female |
| Angharat | A Love Of Peredur | Female |
| Anglides | Mother Of Alexandre (Twelfth Century) | Female |
| Anguysh | Father Of Isolde | Male |
| Anir | Son Of Arthur | Male |
| Anna | Arthur's Sister | Female |
| Antfortas | Keeper Of The Grail (Thirteenth Century) | Male |
| Antor | Foster Father Of Arthur (Thirteenth Century) | Male |
| Apollo | Uncle Of Tristan | Male |
3-Letter B-Names Like Ban
17 names that share Ban's exact length (3 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Ban's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Ban
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 Ban.
Names That Rhyme with Ban
18 baby names that share Ban's last 2 letters — -an. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| An | Peace | Chinese | Female |
| Dan | God Is My Judge | Romanian | Male |
| Han | Faithful, Moral | Vietnamese | Female |
| Ian | Gift From God Form Of John. | Scottish | Male |
| Jan | Dutch Form Of John, "The Lord Is Gracious." | Dutch | Male |
| Lan | Orchid Flower | Vietnamese | Female |
| Man | Benefit | Arabic | Male |
| Nan | Grace | Hebrew | Female |
| Pan | Myth Name (God Of Flocks) | Greek | Male |
| Ran | Water Lily | Japanese | Female |
| Tan | New, Chastity | Vietnamese | Female |
| Van | Cloud | Vietnamese | Female |
| Wan | Gentle; Gracious; Beautiful; Lovely | Chinese | Female |
| Aban | Old Arabic Name; Meaning Unknown | Arabic | Male |
| Adan | Yoruba Of Nigeria Name Meaning "A Large Bat."Also, The Spanish Equi... | African | Male |
| Alan | Fair: Handsome. See Also Allen. | Celtic | Male |
| Aman | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "Peace."It Is Often Used As A Nick... | African | Male |
| Anan | Clouds | Arabic | Female |
Names That Start Like Ban
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Ban — Ba-. Good for parents who like Ban's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bab | From The Gateway | Arabic | Female |
| Bac | Bank | Scottish | Male |
| Bao | Protection | Vietnamese | Male |
| Bar | Boar | Anglo | Male |
| Baal | Lord, master | Egyptian | Male |
| Babu | A Kiswahili Name Meaning "Grandfather."Also, A West African Name Me... | African | Male |
| Badr | Moon | Arabic | Male |
| Badu | An Ashanti Of Ghana Name Meaning "Tenth-Born Child." | African | Male |
| Baen | Fair Skinned | Scottish | Male |
| Baha | Beautiful; Magnificent | Arabic | Male |
| Bain | Lives Near The Clear Stream | Gaelic | Male |
| Bama | Son Of Prophecy | Hebrew | Male |
| Bana | Slayer | Anglo | Male |
| Bane | Long-Awaited Child | Hawaiian | Male |
| Bard | Cold, The Cold | Arabic | Male |
| Bari | Of Allah | Arabic | Male |
| Barr | Gateway | English | Male |
| Bart | Ploughman | Hebrew | Male |