Names Like Cestus — Find Similar Baby Names
Cestus is a 6-letter Greek girls' name meaning “Myth Name (Aphrodite's Girdle)”. This page collects 101 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Ceastun and Celeus, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -tus like Artus and Cetus, and names sharing the “aphrodite” concept like Cinyras and Cytherea.
For the full Cestus profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Cestus page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Cestus
11 baby names that differ from Cestus by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceastun | 2 | Camp | English | Male |
| Celeus | 2 | Myth Name (Father Of Triptolemus) | Greek | Male |
| Cadmus | 3 | From The East | Greek | Male |
| Caeneus | 3 | Myth Name (A Woman Who Asked To Become A Man) | Greek | Female |
| Caius | 3 | Rejoicer. | English | Male |
| Cass | 3 | Curly-Headed. | Irish | Male |
| Casta | 3 | Pure | Spanish | Female |
| Caster | 3 | From The Roman Camp | English | Male |
| Castor | 3 | Myth Name (Brother Of Helen) | Greek | Male |
| Ceaster | 3 | Lives At The Camp | English | Male |
| Celdtun | 3 | From The Farm By The Spring | English | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Cestus’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 Cestus
24 names that share Cestus's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Cestus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Cestus
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 Cestus.
Names That Rhyme with Cestus
18 baby names that share Cestus's last 3 letters — -tus. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artus | Noble | French | Male |
| Cetus | Myth Name (Sea Monster Of Poseidon) | Greek | Male |
| Lotus | Flower | Greek | Female |
| Notus | Myth Name (The South Wind) | Greek | Male |
| Titus | Of The Giants | Greek | Male |
| Brutus | Myth Name | English | Male |
| Cletus | Summoned | Greek | Male |
| Cottus | Myth Name (A Titan) | Greek | Male |
| Plutus | Myth Name (Wealth) | Greek | Male |
| Pontus | Sea | Greek | Male |
| Acastus | Myth Name (An Argonaut) | Greek | Male |
| Admetus | Myth Name (A King Of Pherae) | Greek | Male |
| Cocytus | Myth Name (River Of Lamenting) | Greek | Male |
| Iapetus | Myth Name (A Titan) | Greek | Male |
| Iphitus | Myth Name (Brother Of Iole) | Greek | Male |
| Absyrtus | Myth Name (Brother Of Medea) | Greek | Male |
| Adrastus | Myth Name (One Of The Attackers In "The Seven Against Thebes") | Greek | Male |
| Aegyptus | Myth Name (Father Of Danaides) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Cestus
6 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Cestus — Ces-. Good for parents who like Cestus's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.