Names Like Cetus — Find Similar Baby Names
Cetus is a 5-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Sea Monster Of Poseidon)”. This page collects 116 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Cestus and Caius, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -tus like Artus and Lotus, and names sharing the “poseidon” concept like Agenor and Amycus.
For the full Cetus profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Cetus page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Cetus
24 baby names that differ from Cetus by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cestus | 1 | Myth Name (Aphrodite's Girdle) | Greek | Female |
| Caius | 2 | Rejoicer. | English | Male |
| Celeus | 2 | Myth Name (Father Of Triptolemus) | Greek | Male |
| Celsus | 2 | Name Of A Saint | Irish | Male |
| Ceres | 2 | Myth Name (Another Name For Demeter) | Greek | Female |
| Ceto | 2 | Myth Name (Goddess Of The Sea) | Greek | Female |
| Cadmus | 3 | From The East | Greek | Male |
| Caeneus | 3 | Myth Name (A Woman Who Asked To Become A Man) | Greek | Female |
| Calum | 3 | Dove | Celtic | Male |
| Carys | 3 | Welsh | Female | |
| Cass | 3 | Curly-Headed. | Irish | Male |
| Cat | 3 | Catlike | Scottish | Male |
| Cate | 3 | Innocent | Anglo | Female |
| Cath | 3 | Name Of A Monster | Arthurian | Male |
| Cathi | 3 | Form Of The Greek Catherine Meaning Pure. | English | Female |
| Cathy | 3 | Form Of The Greek Catherine Meaning Pure. | English | Female |
| Catia | 3 | English | Female | |
| Ceara | 3 | Spear | Gaelic | Female |
| Ceard | 3 | Smith | Scottish | Male |
| Cearo | 3 | Sorrow | Anglo | Female |
| Ceastun | 3 | Camp | English | Male |
| Cedd | 3 | Name Of A Bishop | Anglo | Male |
| Cedra | 3 | Modern Feminine Of Cedric. | English | Female |
| Cedro | 3 | Abbreviation Of Isadoro Strong Gift. | Spanish | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Cetus’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 |
5-Letter C-Names Like Cetus
24 names that share Cetus's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Cetus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Cetus
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 Cetus.
Names That Rhyme with Cetus
18 baby names that share Cetus's last 3 letters — -tus. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artus | Noble | French | Male |
| Lotus | Flower | Greek | Female |
| Notus | Myth Name (The South Wind) | Greek | Male |
| Titus | Of The Giants | Greek | Male |
| Brutus | Myth Name | English | Male |
| Cestus | Myth Name (Aphrodite's Girdle) | Greek | Female |
| 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 Cetus
2 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Cetus — Cet-. Good for parents who like Cetus's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.