Names Like Dionysius — Find Similar Baby Names
Dionysius is a 9-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (God Of Wine)”. This page collects 101 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Dionysia, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -ius like Pius and Caius, and names sharing the “wine” concept like Balthazar and Brandy.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Dionysius
1 baby names that differ from Dionysius by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dionysia | 2 | Named For Dionysus, God Of Wine | Greek | Female |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Dionysius’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 Dionysius
24 names that share Dionysius's exact length (9 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Dionysius's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Dionysius
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 Dionysius.
Names That Rhyme with Dionysius
18 baby names that share Dionysius's last 3 letters — -ius. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pius | Pious | Swiss | Male |
| Caius | Rejoicer. | English | Male |
| Laius | Myth Name (Father Of Oedipus) | Greek | Male |
| Darius | Name Of A Pharaoh | Egyptian | Male |
| Dolius | Myth Name (A Shepherd) | Greek | Male |
| Epeius | Myth Name (Maker Of The Trojan Horse) | Greek | Male |
| Iasius | Myth Name (Mother Of Atalanta) | Greek | Female |
| Julius | Jove's Child. | French | Male |
| Lucius | A Roman Emperor | Arthurian | Male |
| Lueius | A Roman Emperor | Arthurian | Male |
| Marius | Hammer | Romanian | Male |
| Achaius | Friend Of A Horse | Scottish | Male |
| Brenius | A Supposed King Of Britain | Arthurian | Male |
| Darrius | He Who Upholds The Good. | Greek | Male |
| Egidius | Youthful | Dutch | Male |
| Icarius | Myth Name (Gave Wine To The Citizens Of Athens Who Mistook It For P... | Greek | Male |
| Persius | Myth Name (Son Of Danae) | Greek | Male |
| Phemius | Myth Name (A Bard) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Dionysius
16 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Dionysius — Dio-. Good for parents who like Dionysius's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dion | Abbreviation Of Dionysius. | English | Male |
| Dior | Related To D'or Meaning Golden. | French | Female |
| Diogo | English | Male | |
| Diona | From The Sacred Spring. The Mythological Dione Was Wife To Zeus And... | English | Female |
| Dione | From The Sacred Spring. The Mythological Dione Was Wife To Zeus And... | English | Female |
| Dionis | From Dionysus God Of Wine | Spanish | Female |
| Dionna | From The Sacred Spring. The Mythological Dione Was Wife To Zeus And... | English | Female |
| Dionne | From The Sacred Spring. The Mythological Dione Was Wife To Zeus And... | English | Female |
| Dionte | Abbreviation Of Dionysius. | French | Male |
| Diondra | From The Sacred Spring. The Mythological Dione Was Wife To Zeus And... | English | Female |
| Diondre | Blend Of Dion And Andre. | French | Male |
| Dionisa | From Dionysus God Of Wine | Spanish | Female |
| Diomedes | Myth Name (An Evil King) | Greek | Male |
| Diondray | Unknown | English | Male |
| Dionysia | Named For Dionysus, God Of Wine | Greek | Female |
| Diorbhall | Gaelic Form Of Dorothy (God's Gift) | Gaelic | Female |