Names Like Dow — Find Similar Baby Names
Dow is a 3-letter Irish boys' name meaning “Black Haired”. This page collects 132 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Don and Dor, Irish cousins like Abban and Abiageal, rhyming names ending in -ow like Gow and How, and names sharing the “haired” concept like Aldnd and Allred.
For the full Dow profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Dow page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Dow
24 baby names that differ from Dow by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don | 1 | "Mother Goddess." | Anglo | Female |
| Dor | 1 | Golden | French | Female |
| Dov | 1 | Bear. | Hebrew | Male |
| Doy | 1 | Dark Stranger | Celtic | Male |
| Dae | 2 | Indian | Female | |
| Dai | 2 | Great | Japanese | Female |
| Dal | 2 | Variant Of Dallin Blind. | Irish | Male |
| Dan | 2 | God Is My Judge | Romanian | Male |
| Dao | 2 | Peach Blossom; A Tet Flower | Vietnamese | Female |
| Dar | 2 | Pearl | Hebrew | Male |
| Dat | 2 | Accomplished, To Attain, To Achieve | Vietnamese | Male |
| Dawn | 2 | Dawn | English | Female |
| Dax | 2 | A Town In Southwestern France Dating From Before The Roman Occupation. | French | Male |
| De | 2 | Royalty | Vietnamese | Male |
| Dee | 2 | Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With The Letter D. | English | Female |
| Del | 2 | Surname Prefix Meaning Of The. Also Used As An Independent Name And... | French | Male |
| Deon | 2 | Abbreviation Of Dionysius. | English | Male |
| Des | 2 | Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With Des. | English | Male |
| Dev | 2 | Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With Dev-. | English | Male |
| Dhu | 2 | Name Of The Prophet's Sword | Arabic | Male |
| Di | 2 | Divine. Mythological Ancient Roman Divinity Diana Was Noted For Bea... | French | Female |
| Dia | 2 | Myth Name (Daughter Of Eineus) | Greek | Female |
| Din | 2 | Congolese Name Meaning "Great." | African | Male |
| Dion | 2 | Abbreviation Of Dionysius. | English | Male |
More Irish Names
24 baby names that share Dow’s Irish origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abban | Abbot ABRACHAM, BRAM | Male |
| Abiageal | Irish Form Of Abigail (Brings Joy) ADARA, ATHDARA | Female |
| Abracham | Irish Form Of Abraham | Male |
| Adare | From The Ford Of The Oak Tree | Male |
| Addergoole | From Between Two Fords | Male |
| Adeen | Little Fire | Female |
| Aderrig | From The Red Ford | Male |
| Aeary | Scholar | Male |
| Afric | Pleasant | Female |
| Africa | Pleasant | Female |
| Agata | Kind | Female |
| Agate | Kind | Female |
| Aghaderg | From The Red Ford | Male |
| Aghadreena | From The Field Of The Sloe Bushes | Female |
| Aghamora | From The Great Field | Female |
| Aghamore | From The Great Field | Male |
| Aghaveagh | From The Field Of The Old Tree | Female |
| Aghavilla | From The Field Of The Old Tree | Female |
| Aghna | Irish Form Of Agnes | Female |
| Aghy | Friend Of Horses | Male |
| Aguistin | Majestic | Male |
| Ahana | From The Little Ford | Female |
| Ahane | From The Little Ford | Male |
| Aideen | Little Fire | Female |
3-Letter D-Names Like Dow
24 names that share Dow's exact length (3 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Dow's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Dow
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 Dow.
Names That Rhyme with Dow
18 baby names that share Dow's last 2 letters — -ow. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gow | A Smith | Scottish | Male |
| How | High | German | Male |
| Now | Light | Arabic | Male |
| Row | Red Haired | Anglo | Male |
| Barlow | Lives On The Bare Hill | English | Male |
| Farlow | From The Bull Pasture. Surname. | English | Male |
| Harlow | From The Hare's Hill | English | Male |
| La Row | Red Haired | French | Female |
| Ludlow | From The Prince's Hill | English | Male |
| Marlow | From The Hill By The Lake. Marshy Meadow. | English | Male |
| Meadow | Field Of Flowers | American | Female |
| Merlow | From The Hill By The Lake | English | Male |
| Onslow | From The Zealous One's Hill | English | Male |
| Willow | Slender:Graceful. From The Willow Tree Noted For Slender Graceful B... | English | Female |
| Thurlow | From Thor's Hill | English | Male |
| Winslow | From Wine's Hill | English | Male |
| Woodrow | From The Cottages In The Wood. Woody: (English) Variant Of Woodrow... | English | Male |
| Acheflow | White Flower | Arthurian | Female |
Names That Start Like Dow
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Dow — Do-. Good for parents who like Dow's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don | "Mother Goddess." | Anglo | Female |
| Dor | Golden | French | Female |
| Dov | Bear. | Hebrew | Male |
| Doy | Dark Stranger | Celtic | Male |
| Doba | Navajo Name Meaning " No War." | Native American | Female |
| Dobi | Kiswahili Word Meaning "A Person Who Does Laundry." | African | Male |
| Doli | Navajo Name Meaning " Bluebird." | Native American | Female |
| Dona | Lady | Italian | Female |
| Dong | Winter | Vietnamese | Female |
| Donn | Brown: In Mythology The Irish Donn Was Known As King Of The Underwo... | Irish | Male |
| Doon | From Doon | Irish | Female |
| Dora | Gift | Greek | Female |
| Dore | Blonde | French | Female |
| Doro | Variant Of The Greek Dorothy Meaning Gift Of God. | English | Female |
| Doru | Longing | Romanian | Male |
| Dory | Blonde | French | Female |
| Doug | From The Dark River. The Scottish Douglas Clan Had Two Historical B... | Scottish | Male |
| Dour | From The Water | Scottish | Male |