Names Like Hector — Find Similar Baby Names
Hector is a 6-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Steadfast”. This page collects 108 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Heitor and Helton, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -tor like Tor and Ator, and names sharing the “steadfast” concept like Constance and Constancia.
For the full Hector profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Hector page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Hector
24 baby names that differ from Hector by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heitor | 1 | Variant Of Hector. | Spanish | Male |
| Helton | 2 | From The Hillslope Estate | English | Male |
| Hester | 2 | Variant Of Esther. | English | Female |
| Halton | 3 | From The Hillslope Estate | English | Male |
| Hathor | 3 | Myth Name (Goddess Of Destruction) | Egyptian | Female |
| Heath | 3 | Untended Land Where Flowering Shrubs Grow. Surname And Place-Name. | English | Male |
| Heather | 3 | A Flowering Evergreen Plant That Thrives On Peaty Barren Lands As I... | English | Female |
| Heber | 3 | Partner. Heber Was A Biblical Ancestor Of Abraham. | Hebrew | Male |
| Hebron | 3 | Meaning Unknown | Arthurian | Male |
| Hecate | 3 | Greek Goddess Of Fertility Who Later Became Associated With Perseph... | Greek | Female |
| Hecuba | 3 | Myth Name (Mother Of Paris And Hector) | Greek | Female |
| Helder | 3 | English | Male | |
| Helios | 3 | Myth Name (God Of The Sun) | Greek | Male |
| Helmer | 3 | Wrath Of The Warrior HENDRIK,HENRIK,HENERIK, HARRY, HENNING, HENRI,... | German | Male |
| Henson | 3 | Son Of Henry | Scottish | Male |
| Heolstor | 3 | Darkness | Anglo | Male |
| Heorot | 3 | Deer | Anglo | Male |
| Heort | 3 | Stag | English | Male |
| Hero | 3 | Myth Name (Priestess Of Aphrodite) | Greek | Female |
| Herta | 3 | Of The Earth | German | Female |
| Hertha | 3 | Of The Earth | English | Female |
| Hesper | 3 | Evening Star | Greek | Female |
| Hestia | 3 | Myth Name (Goddess Of Hearth And Home) | Greek | Female |
| Hettie | 3 | From Henrietta. Rules Her Household. | French | Female |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Hector’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 |
6-Letter H-Names Like Hector
24 names that share Hector's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Hector's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Hector
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 Hector.
Names That Rhyme with Hector
16 baby names that share Hector's last 3 letters — -tor. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tor | Son Of Pellinore | Arthurian | Male |
| Ator | Venom | Anglo | Male |
| Etor | Steadfast | Basque | Male |
| Antor | Foster Father Of Arthur (Thirteenth Century) | Arthurian | Male |
| Attor | Venom | Anglo | Male |
| Ector | Father Of Arthur (Fifteenth Century) | Arthurian | Male |
| Ektor | Father Of Arthur | Arthurian | Male |
| Auctor | Foster Father Of Arthur | Arthurian | Male |
| Castor | Myth Name (Brother Of Helen) | Greek | Male |
| Dohtor | Daughter | Anglo | Female |
| Heitor | Variant Of Hector. | Spanish | Male |
| Mentor | Wise Counselor | Greek | Male |
| Nestor | Wise | Spanish | Male |
| Victor | Conqueror | Romanian | Male |
| Heolstor | Darkness | Anglo | Male |
| Polymestor | Myth Name (Priam's Son-In-Law) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Hector
2 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Hector — Hec-. Good for parents who like Hector's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.