Names Like Howe — Find Similar Baby Names
Howe is a 4-letter German boys' name meaning “High”. This page collects 106 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Home and Hope, German cousins like Abelard and Abelard,Allard,Alard, rhyming names ending in -owe like Lowe and Rowe, and names sharing the “high” concept like Aaron and Abdul-Aliyy.
For the full Howe profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Howe page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Howe
24 baby names that differ from Howe by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | From The Cave | Scottish | Male |
| Hope | 1 | Hope | English | Female |
| How | 1 | High | German | Male |
| Howel | 1 | Killed By Arthur | Arthurian | Male |
| Howi | 1 | Turtle Dove (Miwok) | Native American | Male |
| Howie | 1 | Nichname For Howard Noble Watchman. | English | Male |
| Hale | 2 | Lives In The Hall | English | Male |
| Hare | 2 | Rabbit | English | Male |
| Hawa | 2 | Swahili Name Meaning "Longing." | African | Female |
| Haye | 2 | From The Stockade | Scottish | Male |
| Hebe | 2 | Myth Name (Goddess Of Youthful Beauty) | Greek | Female |
| Hide | 2 | From The Hide | English | Male |
| Ho | 2 | Good | Chinese | Male |
| Hoa | 2 | A Type Of Flower (Pronounced HWA) | Vietnamese | Female |
| Hoben | 2 | Chamoru Spanish, "Youthful; Vigorous." | Chamoru | Male |
| Hoc | 2 | To Study | Vietnamese | Male |
| Hod | 2 | Vigorous | Hebrew | Male |
| Hoel | 2 | Father Of Isolde | Arthurian | Male |
| Hoh | 2 | High | German | Male |
| Hokee | 2 | Abandoned (Navajo) | Native American | Male |
| Hola | 2 | Ewe Of Ghana Name Meaning "Savior." | African | Female |
| Holde | 2 | Beloved | German | Female |
| Holea | 2 | Holy | English | Female |
| Holle | 2 | Beloved | German | Female |
More German Names
24 baby names that share Howe’s German origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abelard | Resolute | Male |
| Abelard,Allard,Alard | Resolute ADAL,ADEL | Male |
| Adal | Noble | Male |
| Adalard | Brave | Male |
| Adalbert | Intelligent Or Noble | Male |
| Adalgar | Noble Spearman | Male |
| Adalhard | Brave | Male |
| Adalheida | Sweet Or Noble | Female |
| Adali | Noble | Female |
| Adalia | "Noble One."Also A Hebrew Name Meaning "God Is My Refuge."Some Variants Inclu... | Female |
| Adaliz | Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female |
| Adalric | Noble Friend | Male |
| Adalrik | Noble Friend | Male |
| Adalwen | Noble Friend | Male |
| Adalwin | Noble Friend | Male |
| Adalwine | Noble Friend | Male |
| Adalwolf | Noble Wolf | Male |
| Adalwolfa | Noble She Wolf | Female |
| Addula | "Noble Cheer." ADELA, ADEL, ADELINE, ADELINA, ADALINE, ADALINA, ADELICIA, ADA... | Female |
| Adel | Noble | Male |
| Adelaide | Sweet Or Noble | Female |
| Adelhard | Resolute | Male |
| Adelheid | Sweet Or Noble | Female |
| Adelheide | Sweet Or Noble | Female |
4-Letter H-Names Like Howe
24 names that share Howe's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Howe's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Howe
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 Howe.
Names That Rhyme with Howe
8 baby names that share Howe's last 3 letters — -owe. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowe | Little Wolf | French | Male |
| Rowe | Red-Haired | Anglo | Male |
| Stowe | Place | English | Male |
| Treowe | Loyal | English | Male |
| Harlowe | From The Hare's Hill | English | Male |
| Marlowe | Variant Of Marlene Woman From Magdala. | English | Female |
| Onslowe | From The Zealous One's Hill | English | Male |
| Winslowe | From Wine's Hill | English | Male |
Names That Start Like Howe
8 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Howe — How-. Good for parents who like Howe's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| How | High | German | Male |
| Howi | Turtle Dove (Miwok) | Native American | Male |
| Howel | Killed By Arthur | Arthurian | Male |
| Howie | Nichname For Howard Noble Watchman. | English | Male |
| Howard | Chief Guardian | English | Male |
| Howell | Eminent; Remarkable.Variant, Howel, Exists. HU, HUW | Welsh | Male |
| Howland | From The Chiefs Land | English | Male |
| Howahkan | Of The Mysterious Voice (Sioux) | Native American | Male |