Names Like Cadmus — Find Similar Baby Names
Cadmus is a 6-letter Greek boys' name meaning “From The East”. This page collects 122 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Cadman and Cadmon, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -mus like Momus and Kadmus, and names sharing the “east” concept like Anatloe and Anatol.
For the full Cadmus profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Cadmus page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Cadmus
24 baby names that differ from Cadmus by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadman | 2 | Warrior | Anglo | Male |
| Cadmon | 2 | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Caius | 2 | Rejoicer. | English | Male |
| Cadan | 3 | English | Female | |
| Cadassi | 3 | To Have Something Of The Sea | Chamoru | Male |
| Cadby | 3 | From The Warrior's Settlement | English | Male |
| Cadda | 3 | Warring | English | Male |
| Cade | 3 | English | Male | |
| Cadee | 3 | Variant Of Cady Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | Irish | Female |
| Cadell | 3 | Warring | Celtic | Male |
| Caden | 3 | Little Fighter. | American | Female |
| Cadena | 3 | Rhythmic | English | Female |
| Cadeo | 3 | Folk-Song | Vietnamese | Male |
| Cadha | 3 | From The Steep Place | Scottish | Female |
| Cadhla | 3 | Beautiful | Irish | Female |
| Cadi | 3 | Variant Of Cady Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | English | Female |
| Cadie | 3 | Variant Of Cady Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | English | Female |
| Cador | 3 | Nephew Of Arthur (Thirteenth Century) | Arthurian | Male |
| Cady | 3 | Hillock. A Surname Or Given Name Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | English | Female |
| Cadyna | 3 | Rhythmic | English | Female |
| Caedmon | 3 | Poet | Anglo | Male |
| Caeneus | 3 | Myth Name (A Woman Who Asked To Become A Man) | Greek | Female |
| Calais | 3 | Myth Name (Son Of Boreas) | Greek | Male |
| Calles | 3 | Meaning Unknown | Arthurian | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Cadmus’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 |
6-Letter C-Names Like Cadmus
24 names that share Cadmus's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Cadmus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Cadmus
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 Cadmus.
Names That Rhyme with Cadmus
14 baby names that share Cadmus's last 3 letters — -mus. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Momus | Myth Name (God Of Ridicule) | Greek | Male |
| Kadmus | From The East | Greek | Male |
| Rasmus | Amiable | Greek | Male |
| Seamus | Form Of James Supplanter. | Irish | Male |
| Shamus | Supplanter | Irish | Male |
| Shemus | Supplanter | Irish | Male |
| Erasmus | Worthy Of Love | Greek | Male |
| Isdemus | Knight Of Arthur | Arthurian | Male |
| Maximus | Greatest. | Irish | Male |
| Pyramus | Myth Name (Lover Of Thisbe) | Greek | Male |
| Calibumus | Various Names For Arthur's Sword | Arthurian | Male |
| Neotolemus | Myth Name (Son Of Achilles) | Greek | Male |
| Polyphemus | Myth Name (Son Of Poseidon) | Greek | Male |
| Triptolemus | Myth Name (Taught Agriculture By Demeter) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Cadmus
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Cadmus — Cad-. Good for parents who like Cadmus's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cade | English | Male | |
| Cadi | Variant Of Cady Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | English | Female |
| Cady | Hillock. A Surname Or Given Name Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | English | Female |
| Cadan | English | Female | |
| Cadby | From The Warrior's Settlement | English | Male |
| Cadda | Warring | English | Male |
| Cadee | Variant Of Cady Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | Irish | Female |
| Caden | Little Fighter. | American | Female |
| Cadeo | Folk-Song | Vietnamese | Male |
| Cadha | From The Steep Place | Scottish | Female |
| Cadie | Variant Of Cady Meaning A Rhythmic Flow Of Sounds. | English | Female |
| Cador | Nephew Of Arthur (Thirteenth Century) | Arthurian | Male |
| Cadell | Warring | Celtic | Male |
| Cadena | Rhythmic | English | Female |
| Cadhla | Beautiful | Irish | Female |
| Cadman | Warrior | Anglo | Male |
| Cadmon | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Cadyna | Rhythmic | English | Female |