Names Like Horus — Find Similar Baby Names
Horus is a 5-letter Egyptian boys' name meaning “Myth Name (God Of The Sky)”. This page collects 110 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Haris and Haru, Egyptian cousins like Abubakar and Adeben, and rhyming names ending in -rus like Brus and Irus.
For the full Horus profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Horus page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Horus
24 baby names that differ from Horus by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haris | 2 | Guardian | Arabic | Male |
| Haru | 2 | Born In The Spring | Japanese | Female |
| Harun | 2 | Superior | Arabic | Male |
| Heru | 2 | Myth Name (Sun-God) | Egyptian | Male |
| Hadu | 3 | Vigorous Battle Maiden | German | Female |
| Hagos | 3 | Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "Joy, Happiness." | African | Male |
| Hans | 3 | God's Gift | Danish | Male |
| Hapu | 3 | Name Of A Pharaoh | Egyptian | Male |
| Harac | 3 | From The Ancient Oak Tree | English | Male |
| Harb | 3 | War | Arabic | Male |
| Hardy | 3 | Daring | German | Male |
| Hare | 3 | Rabbit | English | Male |
| Harel | 3 | Mountain Of God | Hebrew | Male |
| Haroun | 3 | Arabic Form Of Aaron, "Superior, Exalted." | Arabic | Male |
| Harris | 3 | Son Of Harry | English | Male |
| Harry | 3 | Army Man | English | Male |
| Hart | 3 | Stag | English | Male |
| Harte | 3 | Strong: Brave. Surname. | English | Male |
| Harti | 3 | Daring | German | Male |
| Hartun | 3 | From The Gray Estate | English | Male |
| Haruko | 3 | Spring Child | Japanese | Female |
| Hayes | 3 | Surname. | Irish | Male |
| Heorot | 3 | Deer | Anglo | Male |
| Heort | 3 | Stag | English | Male |
More Egyptian Names
24 baby names that share Horus’s Egyptian origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abubakar | Noble | Male |
| Adeben | Born Twelfth | Male |
| Adio | Righteous | Male |
| Adom | Receives Help From The Gods | Male |
| Agymah | Meaning Unknown | Male |
| Ain | Priceless | Female |
| Akhenaten | Devoted To Aten | Male |
| Akiiki | Friendly | Male |
| Akila | Intelligent | Female |
| Akins | Brave | Male |
| Amen | Myth Name (God Of A United Egypt) | Male |
| Amen-Ra | Myth Name (Personification Of The Power Of The Universe) | Male |
| Amenhotep | Name Of A Pharaoh | Male |
| Amenophis | Name Of A Pharaoh | Male |
| Amsu | Myth Name (Personification Of Reproduction) | Male |
| Amun | Myth Name (God Of Mystery) | Male |
| Amunet | Myth Name (Goddess Of Mystery) | Female |
| An-Her | Myth Name | Male |
| Anat | Myth Name (A Wife Of Seth) | Female |
| Anippe | Daughter Of The Nile | Female |
| Anubis | Myth Name (God Of The Dead) | Male |
| Anum | Born Fifth | Male |
| Anzety | Myth Name (God Of Busiris) | Male |
| Apis | Myth Name (Dead Bull Thought To Be Osiris) | Male |
5-Letter H-Names Like Horus
24 names that share Horus's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Horus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Horus
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 Horus.
Names That Rhyme with Horus
18 baby names that share Horus's last 3 letters — -rus. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brus | From Bruys | Gaelic | Male |
| Irus | Myth Name (Challenged Odysseus On His Return To Ithaca) | Greek | Male |
| Cyrus | Sun | Greek | Male |
| Eurus | Myth Name (God Of The East Wind) | Greek | Male |
| Tyrus | Modern Blend Of Tyrone And Cyrus: Or A Reference To The Ancient Pho... | English | Male |
| Ambrus | Hungarian Form Of Ambrose (Immortal) | Hungarian | Male |
| Butrus | Arabic Form Of Peter (Stone) | Arabic | Male |
| Florus | Flower | French | Male |
| Icarus | Myth Name (Son Of Daedalus) | Greek | Male |
| Jairus | Jehovah Enlightens. | Hebrew | Male |
| Ondrus | Manly | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Petrus | One Of Joseph's Disciples | Arthurian | Male |
| Seorus | Farmer | Gaelic | Male |
| Abderus | Myth Name (A Friend Of Hercules) | Greek | Male |
| Lazarus | God Will Help | Hebrew | Male |
| Cerberus | Myth Name (Guardian To The Gate Of Hades) | Greek | Male |
| Pandarus | Myth Name (Killed For Breaking A Truce) | Greek | Male |
| Zephyrus | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Horus
8 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Horus — Hor-. Good for parents who like Horus's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horae | Myth Name (Goddess Of The Season) | Greek | Female |
| Horia | Meaning Unknown | Romanian | Male |
| Horado | Spanish Form Of Horace Timekeeper | Spanish | Male |
| Horton | From The Gray Estate | English | Male |
| Horatiu | Timekeeper | Romanian | Male |
| Horemheb | Name Of A Pharaoh | Egyptian | Male |
| Hortense | Garden. | English | Female |
| Hortencia | Garden. | Spanish | Female |