Names Like Chimera — Find Similar Baby Names
Chimera is a 7-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (The Monster Killed By Bellerophon)”. This page collects 113 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Cahira and Camara, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -era like Cera and Hera, and names sharing the “monster” concept like Andromeda and Cath.
For the full Chimera profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Chimera page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Chimera
5 baby names that differ from Chimera by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Chimera’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 |
7-Letter C-Names Like Chimera
24 names that share Chimera's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Chimera's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Chimera
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 Chimera.
Names That Rhyme with Chimera
18 baby names that share Chimera's last 3 letters — -era. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cera | Colorful | French | Female |
| Hera | Myth Name (Wife Of Zeus) | Greek | Female |
| Kera | Dusky: Dark. | Irish | Female |
| Lera | Reference To The Virgin Mary | Spanish | Female |
| Yera | Reference To The Virgin Mary | Basque | Female |
| Zera | Seed | Hebrew | Female |
| Atera | Pray | Hebrew | Female |
| Avera | Transgresses | Hebrew | Female |
| Chera | French | Female | |
| Ciera | A Angel | American | Female |
| Diera | From Diera | Anglo | Female |
| Jiera | Beautiful One | American | Female |
| Kiera | Feminine Of The Irish Gaelic Kieran. Dusky: Dark-Haired. | Irish | Female |
| Thera | Untamed | Greek | Female |
| Abdera | From Abdera | Greek | Female |
| Alvera | Feminine Of Alvaro Meaning Speaker Of Truth. | Spanish | Female |
| Ameera | Commanding; Princess; Leader | Arabic | Female |
| Amiera | "Princess, Leader." | Arabic | Female |
Names That Start Like Chimera
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Chimera — Chi-. Good for parents who like Chimera's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chi | Tree Branch, Twig | Vietnamese | Female |
| Chica | Pet Name Meaning Little Girl. | Spanish | Female |
| Chick | A Man: Variant Of Carl. | English | Male |
| Chico | Boy: Lad. Also Spanish Abbreviation Of Ezekiel. | Spanish | Male |
| Chien | Fight, Battle, Combat | Vietnamese | Male |
| Chika | Near | Japanese | Female |
| Chike | Power Of God | Egyptian | Male |
| Chiko | A Unisexual Name Meaning "Arrow Or Pledge." | Japanese | Male |
| Chiku | A Swahili Female Name Meaning "Chatterer." | African | Female |
| China | Place Name. | English | Female |
| Chinh | Correctness, Righteousness | Vietnamese | Male |
| Chiyo | Thousand Years; Eternal | Japanese | Female |
| Chiana | Variant Of Cheyanne - An Algonquian Tribe Of The Great Plains And C... | French | Female |
| Chiara | Dark. Feminine Of Ciaran. | Irish | Female |
| Chicha | A Kiswahili Word Meaning "Grated Coconut." | African | Female |
| Chilam | Snowbird | Native American | Female |
| Chinua | Ibo Of Nigeria Male Name Meaning "God's Own Blessing" Or "May God H... | African | Male |
| Chione | Daughter Of The Nile. | Egyptian | Female |