Names Like Hu — Find Similar Baby Names
Hu is a 2-letter Egyptian boys' name meaning “Myth Name (A Nature God)”. This page collects 68 such names across 5 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Ha and Ho, Egyptian cousins like Abubakar and Adeben, and names sharing the “nature” concept like Allisandra and Faine.
For the full Hu profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Hu page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Hu
24 baby names that differ from Hu by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ha | 1 | River | Vietnamese | Female |
| Ho | 1 | Good | Chinese | Male |
| Hud | 1 | A Prophet's Name | Arabic | Male |
| Hue | 1 | Lily Flower; Intelligence; Mental Brilliance; Enlightenment | Vietnamese | Female |
| Huu | 1 | "Very Much So."Amplifies The Meaning Of The First Name; E.G., Phuoc... | Vietnamese | Male |
| Huy | 1 | Sending Light Out; Brightness | Vietnamese | Male |
| Hadu | 2 | Vigorous Battle Maiden | German | Female |
| Hai | 2 | Old Name For "Shoe" Or "Fairy Shoe" | Vietnamese | Female |
| Hal | 2 | A Nickname For Henry Rules His Household. | English | Male |
| Ham | 2 | Home | Anglo | Male |
| Han | 2 | Faithful, Moral | Vietnamese | Female |
| Hao | 2 | Good (Also A Girl's Name) | Vietnamese | Male |
| Hapu | 2 | Name Of A Pharaoh | Egyptian | Male |
| Haru | 2 | Born In The Spring | Japanese | Female |
| Hay | 2 | From The Stockade | Scottish | Male |
| Heh | 2 | Myth Name (God Of The Immeasurable) | Egyptian | Male |
| Heru | 2 | Myth Name (Sun-God) | Egyptian | Male |
| Hid | 2 | From The Hide | English | Male |
| Hieu | 2 | Dutiful To Parents; Filial Dutifulness | Vietnamese | Male |
| Hoa | 2 | A Type Of Flower (Pronounced HWA) | Vietnamese | Female |
| Hoc | 2 | To Study | Vietnamese | Male |
| Hod | 2 | Vigorous | Hebrew | Male |
| Hoh | 2 | High | German | Male |
| How | 2 | High | German | Male |
More Egyptian Names
24 baby names that share Hu’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 |
2-Letter H-Names Like Hu
2 names that share Hu's exact length (2 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Hu's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Hu
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 Hu.