Names Like Delphinus — Find Similar Baby Names
Delphinus is a 9-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (A Scout Of Poseidon)”. This page collects 107 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Delphina and Delphine, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -nus like Janus and Linus, and names sharing the “poseidon” concept like Agenor and Amycus.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Delphinus
5 baby names that differ from Delphinus by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delphina | 2 | Little Flower: Dolphin. | Greek | Female |
| Delphine | 2 | A Thirteenth-Century French Saint. | French | Female |
| Deiphobus | 3 | Myth Name (A Son Of Priam) | Greek | Male |
| Delphia | 3 | Dolphin. Variant Of The Thirteenth-Century French Saint Delphine. | Spanish | Female |
| Dolphus | 3 | Abbreviation Of Adolphus Noble Wolf. | German | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Delphinus’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 |
9-Letter D-Names Like Delphinus
24 names that share Delphinus's exact length (9 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Delphinus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Delphinus
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 Delphinus.
Names That Rhyme with Delphinus
18 baby names that share Delphinus's last 3 letters — -nus. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janus | Myth Name (God Of Beginnings) JEROLIN, JEROME | Latin | Male |
| Linus | Flaxen-Haired | Greek | Male |
| Manus | Surname. | Irish | Male |
| Ocnus | Incompetent | Greek | Male |
| Venus | Love And Beauty | Greek | Female |
| Yunus | A Prophet's Name; Meaning Unknown | Arabic | Male |
| Cronus | Myth Name (A Titan) | Greek | Male |
| Cycnus | Swan | Greek | Male |
| Magnus | Great | Danish | Male |
| Uranus | Myth Name (Sky) | Greek | Male |
| Albinus | Name Of An Abbot | Anglo | Male |
| Avernus | Myth Name (Portal To Hades) | Greek | Male |
| Brennus | A Supposed King Of Britain | Arthurian | Male |
| Helenus | Myth Name (Son Of Priam) | Greek | Male |
| Maponus | God Of Youth And Music | Anglo | Male |
| Oceanus | Myth Name (Father Of The Oceanids) | Greek | Male |
| Bellinus | Name Of A King | Anglo | Male |
| Dardanus | Myth Name (Founder Of Troy) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Delphinus
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Delphinus — Del-. Good for parents who like Delphinus's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del | Surname Prefix Meaning Of The. Also Used As An Independent Name And... | French | Male |
| Dell | Noble. | German | Female |
| Delia | From Delos | Romanian | Female |
| Delit | Pleasure | French | Female |
| Della | Bright. Noble. | German | Female |
| Delma | Of The Sea | Spanish | Female |
| Delmi | Noble Protector. | German | Female |
| Delmy | Noble Protector. | German | Female |
| Delta | Born Fourth | Greek | Female |
| Delane | From The Elder Tree Grove. | Irish | Male |
| Delano | From The Elder Tree Grove. | Irish | Male |
| Delbin | Flower | Greek | Female |
| Delice | Variant Of Latin Delicia Meaning Gives Pleasure. | English | Female |
| Delila | Desired. Languishing. The Biblical Delilah Tempted Samson Into Reve... | Hebrew | Female |
| Delisa | Variant Of Latin Delicia Meaning Gives Pleasure. | English | Female |
| Deliza | Variant Of Latin Delicia Meaning Gives Pleasure. | English | Female |
| Delman | Man From The Valley. | English | Male |
| Delmar | Of The Sea | Spanish | Female |