Names Like Erasmus — Find Similar Baby Names
Erasmus is a 7-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Worthy Of Love”. This page collects 93 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Eames, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -mus like Momus and Cadmus, and names sharing the “worthy” concept like Aeneas and Ahmad.
For the full Erasmus profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Erasmus page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Erasmus
1 baby names that differ from Erasmus by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eames | 3 | Prosperous Protector. Variant Of Edmund. | Irish | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Erasmus’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 |
7-Letter E-Names Like Erasmus
24 names that share Erasmus's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Erasmus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Erasmus
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 Erasmus.
Names That Rhyme with Erasmus
14 baby names that share Erasmus's last 3 letters — -mus. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Momus | Myth Name (God Of Ridicule) | Greek | Male |
| Cadmus | From The East | Greek | Male |
| Kadmus | From The East | Greek | Male |
| Rasmus | Amiable | Greek | Male |
| Seamus | Form Of James Supplanter. | Irish | Male |
| Shamus | Supplanter | Irish | Male |
| Shemus | Supplanter | Irish | Male |
| Isdemus | Knight Of Arthur | Arthurian | Male |
| Maximus | Greatest. | Irish | Male |
| Pyramus | Myth Name (Lover Of Thisbe) | Greek | Male |
| Calibumus | Various Names For Arthur's Sword | Arthurian | Male |
| Neotolemus | Myth Name (Son Of Achilles) | Greek | Male |
| Polyphemus | Myth Name (Son Of Poseidon) | Greek | Male |
| Triptolemus | Myth Name (Taught Agriculture By Demeter) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Erasmus
6 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Erasmus — Era-. Good for parents who like Erasmus's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.