Names Like Bar — Find Similar Baby Names
Bar is a 3-letter Anglo boys' name meaning “Boar”. This page collects 119 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Bab and Bac, Anglo cousins like Aart and Abeodan, rhyming names ending in -ar like Ar and Car, and names sharing the “boar” concept like Averell and Averill.
For the full Bar profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Bar page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Bar
24 baby names that differ from Bar 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 |
| Badr | 1 | Moon | Arabic | Male |
| Ban | 1 | Father Of Lancelot (Thirteenth Century) | Arthurian | Male |
| Bao | 1 | Protection | Vietnamese | Male |
| Bard | 1 | Cold, The Cold | Arabic | Male |
| Bari | 1 | Of Allah | Arabic | Male |
| Barr | 1 | Gateway | English | Male |
| Bart | 1 | Ploughman | Hebrew | Male |
| Ber | 1 | Bear | German | Male |
| Blar | 1 | From The Fields | Irish | Male |
| Baal | 2 | Lord, master | Egyptian | Male |
| Babu | 2 | A Kiswahili Name Meaning "Grandfather."Also, A West African Name Me... | African | Male |
| Bader | 2 | Full Moon | Arabic | Male |
| Badra | 2 | Full Moon | Arabic | Female |
| Badru | 2 | Swahili Name Meaning "Born At Full Moon." | African | Male |
| Badu | 2 | An Ashanti Of Ghana Name Meaning "Tenth-Born Child." | African | Male |
| Baen | 2 | Fair Skinned | Scottish | Male |
| Baha | 2 | Beautiful; Magnificent | Arabic | Male |
| Bahir | 2 | Sparkling | Arabic | Male |
| Bain | 2 | Lives Near The Clear Stream | Gaelic | Male |
| Baird | 2 | Bard | Celtic | Male |
| Baker | 2 | Baker | English | Male |
| Bama | 2 | Son Of Prophecy | Hebrew | Male |
More Anglo Names
24 baby names that share Bar’s Anglo origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aart | Like An Eagle | Male |
| Abeodan | Announce | Male |
| Ablendan | Blind | Male |
| Abrecan | Storm | Male |
| Acca | "From Acca." | Female |
| Ace | Unity | Male |
| Acennan | Brings | Male |
| Acey | Unity | Male |
| Acwel | Kills | Male |
| Acwellen | Kills | Male |
| Adamnan | Name Of An Abbot | Male |
| Aedre | Stream | Female |
| Aefentid | "Evening." | Female |
| Aefre | "Forever." | Female |
| Aelle | Name Of Several Kings | Male |
| Aerlene | Elfin | Female |
| Aethelbald | A King Of Mercia | Male |
| Aethelbert | Name Of A King | Male |
| Aethelflaed | Sister Of King Edward | Female |
| Aethelfrith | Name Of A King | Male |
| Aethelhere | Name Of A King | Male |
| Aethelred | Name Of A King | Male |
| Aethelstan | Name Of A King | Male |
| Aethelthryth | Wife Of King Ecgfrith | Female |
3-Letter B-Names Like Bar
17 names that share Bar's exact length (3 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Bar's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Bar
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 Bar.
Names That Rhyme with Bar
18 baby names that share Bar's last 2 letters — -ar. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ar | "Mercy." | Anglo | Female |
| Car | Fighter | Celtic | Male |
| Dar | Pearl | Hebrew | Male |
| Ear | From The East | Scottish | Male |
| Gar | Spear | Anglo | Male |
| Lar | Teaches | Anglo | Male |
| Mar | Lord | Hebrew | Male |
| Sar | Pain | Anglo | Male |
| War | Wary | English | Male |
| Adar | Noble | Hebrew | Male |
| Blar | From The Fields | Irish | Male |
| Ciar | Saint | Irish | Female |
| Ivar | Archer's Bow. | English | Male |
| Izar | Star | Spanish | Female |
| Lear | Myth Name | English | Male |
| Omar | First Son; Long Life; Most High; The Prophet's Follower | Arabic | Male |
| Star | A Star SUBHA | Indian | Female |
| Umar | Name Of The Second Khalifa | Arabic | Male |
Names That Start Like Bar
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Bar — Ba-. Good for parents who like Bar'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 |
| Ban | Father Of Lancelot (Thirteenth Century) | Arthurian | Male |
| Bao | Protection | Vietnamese | 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 |