Names Like Gareth — Find Similar Baby Names
Gareth is a 6-letter Arthurian boys' name meaning “Son Of Lot”. This page collects 120 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Garet and Garett, Arthurian cousins like Aballach and Accalon, and rhyming names ending in -eth like Eth and Beth.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Gareth
24 baby names that differ from Gareth by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garet | 1 | Brave With A Spear | English | Male |
| Garett | 1 | Variant Of Gerald Rules By The Spear. | English | Male |
| Garreth | 1 | Gentle. Modest And Brave Sir Gareth Was A Legendary Knight Of King... | Arthurian | Male |
| Garth | 1 | Garden. | English | Male |
| Ganet | 2 | Garden | Hebrew | Female |
| Gare | 2 | Short | Scottish | Male |
| Gared | 2 | Variant Of Garret From Gerald Rules By The Spear. | English | Male |
| Garen | 2 | Guards: Guardian. | French | Male |
| Garey | 2 | Spear. | German | Male |
| Garnet | 2 | A Dark-Red Gemstone Named For The Pomegranate Because Of Its Color. | English | Female |
| Garnett | 2 | Armed With Spear | English | Male |
| Garret | 2 | Variant Of Gerald Rules By The Spear. | English | Male |
| Garrett | 2 | Strong Spear | Anglo | Male |
| Gabe | 3 | God's Able-Bodied One. Variant Of Gabriel. | Hebrew | Male |
| Gace | 3 | Pledge. | French | Male |
| Gaea | 3 | Myth Name (Mother Earth) | Greek | Female |
| Gael | 3 | Joyful. Abbreviation Of Abigail. Gael Is A Term For Descendants Of... | English | Female |
| Gaetan | 3 | From Gaete | French | Male |
| Gage | 3 | "A Pledge, A Pawn" | French | Male |
| Gairbith | 3 | Rough Peace | Irish | Male |
| Gale | 3 | Irish Name Meaning "Foreigner."Also Old English Name Meaning "Cheer... | Gaelic | Male |
| Galea | 3 | Festive Party. | English | Female |
| Galeel | 3 | Great | Arabic | Male |
| Galen | 3 | Tranquil | Gaelic | Male |
More Arthurian Names
24 baby names that share Gareth’s Arthurian origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aballach | Father Of Modron | Male |
| Accalon | Lover Of Margan Le Fay (Fifteenth Century) | Male |
| Acheflour | White Flower | Female |
| Acheflow | White Flower | Female |
| Ade | A Mistress Of Lancelot | Female |
| Aglaral | Brother Of Percival | Male |
| Aglarale | Brother Of Percival | Male |
| Aglaval | Brother Of Percival (Fourteenth Century) | Male |
| Agravain | Brother Of Gawain | Male |
| Albiona | White | Female |
| Alexandre | Nephew Of King Mark (Twelfth Century) | Male |
| Alis | Brother Of Cliges | Male |
| Alixandre | Nephew Of King Mark | Male |
| Amr | Son Of Arthur (Ninth Century) | Male |
| Andret | King Mark's Nephew | Male |
| Angharad | A Love Of Peredur | Female |
| Angharat | A Love Of Peredur | Female |
| Anglides | Mother Of Alexandre (Twelfth Century) | Female |
| Anguysh | Father Of Isolde | Male |
| Anir | Son Of Arthur | Male |
| Anna | Arthur's Sister | Female |
| Antfortas | Keeper Of The Grail (Thirteenth Century) | Male |
| Antor | Foster Father Of Arthur (Thirteenth Century) | Male |
| Apollo | Uncle Of Tristan | Male |
6-Letter G-Names Like Gareth
24 names that share Gareth's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Gareth's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Gareth
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 Gareth.
Names That Rhyme with Gareth
18 baby names that share Gareth's last 3 letters — -eth. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eth | Fire | Irish | Male |
| Beth | Lively | Scottish | Male |
| Seth | Myth Name (Murdered Osiris) | Egyptian | Male |
| Jareth | Blend Of Jar And Gareth. | English | Male |
| Conleth | Ardent Or Wise | Irish | Male |
| Elsbeth | Variant Of Elisabeth. | Scottish | Female |
| Elspeth | Devoted To God | Hebrew | Female |
| Garreth | Gentle. Modest And Brave Sir Gareth Was A Legendary Knight Of King... | Arthurian | Male |
| Gweneth | Blessed | Celtic | Female |
| Gwyneth | Fortunate | Welsh | Female |
| Janneth | Variant Of Jane: From The French Jeanette. | Scottish | Female |
| Japheth | May He Grant Ample Room. In The Bible Japheth Was Eldest Of Noah's... | Hebrew | Male |
| Kenneth | Good-Looking: Fair. | Scottish | Male |
| Lizbeth | Devoted To God | Hebrew | Female |
| Lyzbeth | Abbreviation Of Elizabeth. | English | Female |
| Macbeth | Son Of Beth | Scottish | Male |
| Annabeth | Variant Of Anne. Biblical: Devout Woman Who Saw Infant Jesus Presen... | English | Female |
| Gwenneth | Blessed | Celtic | Female |
Names That Start Like Gareth
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Gareth — Gar-. Good for parents who like Gareth's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gar | Spear | Anglo | Male |
| Gara | Short | Scottish | Female |
| Gard | Keeper Of The Garden. Surname. | French | Male |
| Gare | Short | Scottish | Male |
| Garr | Spear | English | Male |
| Gary | Carries Spears | English | Male |
| Garai | Settled | Egyptian | Male |
| Garan | Guards: Guardian. | French | Male |
| Garda | Protected | English | Female |
| Gared | Variant Of Garret From Gerald Rules By The Spear. | English | Male |
| Garen | Guards: Guardian. | French | Male |
| Garet | Brave With A Spear | English | Male |
| Garey | Spear. | German | Male |
| Garia | Short | Scottish | Female |
| Garin | Guards: Guardian. | French | Male |
| Garon | Guards: Guardian. | French | Male |
| Garry | Spear. | English | Male |
| Garth | Garden. | English | Male |