Names Like Damocles — Find Similar Baby Names
Damocles is an 8-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (A Tyrant Of Syracuse)”. This page collects 96 such names across 5 kinds of similarity — including Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, and rhyming names ending in -les like Oles and Jules.
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More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Damocles’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 D-Names Like Damocles
24 names that share Damocles's exact length (8 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Damocles's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Damocles
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 Damocles.
Names That Rhyme with Damocles
18 baby names that share Damocles's last 3 letters — -les. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oles | Defender Of Man | Greek | Male |
| Jules | Youthful | French | Male |
| Miles | Merciful. | English | Male |
| Myles | Servant | Irish | Male |
| Niles | People's Victory | Finnish | Male |
| Nyles | Champion Form Of Neil. | English | Male |
| Pules | Algonquin Name Meaning "Pigeon." ROZENE | Native American | Female |
| Calles | Meaning Unknown | Arthurian | Male |
| Gilles | Shield-Bearer | Greek | Male |
| Pelles | A Fisher King | Arthurian | Male |
| Stiles | Stiles | English | Male |
| Styles | Stiles | English | Male |
| Welles | Lives By The Spring | English | Male |
| Xarles | Manly | French | Male |
| Charles | A Man. French Variant Of Carl Adopted By The English Since Seventee... | English | Male |
| Achilles | Lipless | Greek | Male |
| Bersules | A Knight | Arthurian | Male |
| Eteocles | Myth Name (Son Of Oedipus) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Damocles
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Damocles — Dam-. Good for parents who like Damocles's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damh | Ox | Scottish | Male |
| Daman | Demon | Celtic | Male |
| Damek | Of The Earth | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Damia | Myth Name | Greek | Female |
| Damis | Dark | Arabic | Male |
| Damon | Loyal Friend DANAUS | Latin | Male |
| Damani | English | Male | |
| Damara | Gentle Girl. | Greek | Female |
| Dameon | English | Male | |
| Damian | Tame | Greek | Male |
| Damien | Untamed | French | Female |
| Damita | Little Noble | Spanish | Female |
| Dammar | Destructive One | Arabic | Male |
| Damario | Masculine Form Of The Greek Damaris Gentle. | Spanish | Male |
| Damaris | Gentle | Greek | Female |
| Damerae | A Boy Of Joy | English | Male |
| Damiana | Untamed | French | Female |
| Damiane | Untamed | French | Female |