Names Like Dunham — Find Similar Baby Names
Dunham is a 6-letter Celtic boys' name meaning “Dark Skinned Fighter”. This page collects 119 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Dahab and Dana, Celtic cousins like Adair and Adsaluta, rhyming names ending in -ham like Ham and Tham, and names sharing the “skinned” concept like Baen and Bean.
For the full Dunham profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Dunham page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Dunham
11 baby names that differ from Dunham by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dahab | 3 | Gold | Arabic | Female |
| Dana | 3 | From Denmark | Celtic | Female |
| Danae | 3 | Myth Name (Mother Of Perseus) | Greek | Female |
| Danah | 3 | From Denmark. Also A Variant Of Daniel. | English | Female |
| Danh | 3 | Fame, Prestige | Vietnamese | Male |
| Dania | 3 | From Denmark. Also A Feminine Variant Of Daniel God Will Judge. | English | Female |
| Danja | 3 | English | Female | |
| Danna | 3 | Feminine Variant Of Daniel God Will Judge. | English | Female |
| Dannah | 3 | A Biblical Place Name: Variant Of Daniel God Will Judge. | English | Female |
| Dantae | 3 | Enduring. The Poet Dante Alighieri Wrote The Divine Comedy With Its... | Spanish | Male |
| Danya | 3 | God Is My Judge | Hebrew | Female |
More Celtic Names
24 baby names that share Dunham’s Celtic origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Adair | From The Ford By The Oak Trees | Male |
| Adsaluta | Myth Name | Female |
| Aengus | Exceptionally Strong | Male |
| Ahearn | Lord Of The Horses | Male |
| Aife | A Great Warrior Woman Of Myth | Female |
| Ailidh | Kind | Female |
| Ailill | Mythical King Of Connaught | Male |
| Aine | Fire Or Joy | Female |
| Airell | Nobleman | Male |
| Airic | Agreeable | Female |
| Aislynn | Inspiration. Variant Of Aislinn. | Female |
| Aithne | Fire | Female |
| Alan | Fair: Handsome. See Also Allen. | Male |
| Alane | Fair | Female |
| Alanson | Son Of Allan | Male |
| Alastrine | Defends Mankind | Female |
| Alastriona | Defends Mankind | Female |
| Albion | White Cliffs. Ancient Poetic Name For Britain. | Male |
| Aleen | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Aleena | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Alena | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Alene | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Alina | Fair | Female |
| Aline | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
6-Letter D-Names Like Dunham
24 names that share Dunham's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Dunham's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Dunham
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 Dunham.
Names That Rhyme with Dunham
18 baby names that share Dunham's last 3 letters — -ham. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ham | Home | Anglo | Male |
| Tham | Discreet Grace | Vietnamese | Female |
| Adham | Black | Arabic | Male |
| Isham | From The Iron One's Estate | English | Male |
| Orham | From Tbe Riverbank Enclosure | English | Male |
| Siham | Arrows | Arabic | Female |
| Derham | Money | Arabic | Male |
| Graham | From The Great Meadow Farm Home. Surname. | English | Male |
| Hisham | Generosity | Arabic | Male |
| Jotham | May Jehovah Complete. A King Of Judah During A Time Of Military Str... | Hebrew | Male |
| Lesham | Precious | Hebrew | Female |
| Abraham | Father Of A Multitude.Variants Include Avraham, Aram, Abarron, And... | Hebrew | Male |
| Al-Sham | Damascus | Arabic | Male |
| Avraham | Father Of A Multitude | Hebrew | Male |
| Beckham | English | Male | |
| Brigham | Bridge. | English | Male |
| Chatham | From The Soldier's Land | English | Male |
| Farnham | From The Fern Field | English | Male |
Names That Start Like Dunham
12 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Dunham — Dun-. Good for parents who like Dunham's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dung | Heroic, Heroism | Vietnamese | Male |
| Dunn | Dark Skinned | English | Male |
| Dunly | From The Hill Meadow | English | Male |
| Duncan | Dark Skinned Fighter | Celtic | Male |
| Dunixi | Basque Form Of Dionysus (God Of Wine) | Basque | Male |
| Dunley | From The Hill Meadow | English | Male |
| Dunmor | From The Great Hill Fortress | Scottish | Male |
| Dunton | From The Farm On The Hill | English | Male |
| Dunleah | From The Hill Meadow | English | Male |
| Dunmore | From The Great Hill Fortress | Scottish | Male |
| Dunstan | Hill Of Stone | English | Male |
| Dunleigh | From The Hill Meadow | English | Male |