Names Like Cerberus — Find Similar Baby Names
Cerberus is an 8-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Guardian To The Gate Of Hades)”. This page collects 107 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Celeus and Cepheus, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -rus like Brus and Irus, and names sharing the “guardian” concept like Abdul-Muhaimin and Alvar.
For the full Cerberus profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Cerberus page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Cerberus
2 baby names that differ from Cerberus by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Cerberus’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 C-Names Like Cerberus
24 names that share Cerberus's exact length (8 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Cerberus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Cerberus
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 Cerberus.
Names That Rhyme with Cerberus
18 baby names that share Cerberus's last 3 letters — -rus. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brus | From Bruys | Gaelic | Male |
| Irus | Myth Name (Challenged Odysseus On His Return To Ithaca) | Greek | Male |
| Cyrus | Sun | Greek | Male |
| Eurus | Myth Name (God Of The East Wind) | Greek | Male |
| Horus | Myth Name (God Of The Sky) | Egyptian | Male |
| Tyrus | Modern Blend Of Tyrone And Cyrus: Or A Reference To The Ancient Pho... | English | Male |
| Ambrus | Hungarian Form Of Ambrose (Immortal) | Hungarian | Male |
| Butrus | Arabic Form Of Peter (Stone) | Arabic | Male |
| Florus | Flower | French | Male |
| Icarus | Myth Name (Son Of Daedalus) | Greek | Male |
| Jairus | Jehovah Enlightens. | Hebrew | Male |
| Ondrus | Manly | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Petrus | One Of Joseph's Disciples | Arthurian | Male |
| Seorus | Farmer | Gaelic | Male |
| Abderus | Myth Name (A Friend Of Hercules) | Greek | Male |
| Lazarus | God Will Help | Hebrew | Male |
| Pandarus | Myth Name (Killed For Breaking A Truce) | Greek | Male |
| Zephyrus | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Cerberus
13 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Cerberus — Cer-. Good for parents who like Cerberus's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cera | Colorful | French | Female |
| Ceri | Variant Of Cyril. | Spanish | Female |
| Ceres | Myth Name (Another Name For Demeter) | Greek | Female |
| Ceria | Variant Of Cyril. | Spanish | Female |
| Cerin | Little Dark One | Gaelic | Male |
| Cerny | Black | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Cerdic | Name Of A King | Anglo | Male |
| Cerise | Cherry: Cherry Red. | French | Female |
| Cermak | Robin | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Cercyon | Myth Name (Name Of A King) | Greek | Male |
| Cerelia | Fertile | Italian | Female |
| Cerella | Mistress: Lady. Feminine Of Cyril. | English | Female |
| Cermaka | Robin | Czechoslovakian | Female |