Names Like Hume — Find Similar Baby Names
Hume is a 4-letter Scottish boys' name meaning “From The Cave”. This page collects 97 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Home and Hue, Scottish cousins like Abhainn and Abhainn, Aibne, rhyming names ending in -ume like Guillaume, and names sharing the “cave” concept like Ayla and Cofahealh.
For the full Hume profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Hume page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Hume
24 baby names that differ from Hume 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 |
| Hue | 1 | Lily Flower; Intelligence; Mental Brilliance; Enlightenment | Vietnamese | Female |
| Huma | 1 | Bird Who Brings Joy | Arabic | Female |
| Hale | 2 | Lives In The Hall | English | Male |
| Ham | 2 | Home | Anglo | Male |
| Hare | 2 | Rabbit | English | Male |
| Haye | 2 | From The Stockade | Scottish | Male |
| Hebe | 2 | Myth Name (Goddess Of Youthful Beauty) | Greek | Female |
| Hide | 2 | From The Hide | English | Male |
| Homer | 2 | Security | Greek | Male |
| Hope | 2 | Hope | English | Female |
| Howe | 2 | High | German | Male |
| Hu | 2 | Myth Name (A Nature God) | Egyptian | Male |
| Hud | 2 | A Prophet's Name | Arabic | Male |
| Huda | 2 | Right Guidance | Arabic | Female |
| Huey | 2 | Intelligent | English | Male |
| Hugh | 2 | Intelligent | English | Male |
| Hugi | 2 | Intelligent | English | Male |
| Hugo | 2 | Intelligent | Spanish | Male |
| Hulde | 2 | Beloved | German | Female |
| Humam | 2 | Courageous And Generous | Arabic | Male |
| Hung | 2 | Pink Rose | Vietnamese | Female |
| Hunt | 2 | Pursuer. Surname. | English | Male |
| Huon | 2 | Meaning Unknown | Arthurian | Male |
More Scottish Names
24 baby names that share Hume’s Scottish origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abhainn | River | Male |
| Abhainn, Aibne | River ACAIR, AKIR, ACAISEID | Male |
| Acair | Anchor | Male |
| Acaiseid | Anchor | Male |
| Achaius | Friend Of A Horse | Male |
| Adaira | From The Oak Tree Ford | Female |
| Adairia | From The Oak Tree Ford | Female |
| Adhamh | Of The Earth | Male |
| Aibne | River | Male |
| Ail | From The Stony Place | Male |
| Aila | From The Strong Place | Female |
| Ailbert | Noble | Male |
| Ailean | Handsome | Male |
| Aileana | From The Green Meadow | Female |
| Aileene | Variant Of Evelyn. | Female |
| Ailein | From The Green Meadow | Male |
| Aillig | From The Stony Place | Male |
| Ainslee | My Meadow | Female |
| Akir | Anchor | Male |
| Akira | Anchor AILA | Female |
| Alasdair | Defender Of Mankind. Variant Of Alexander | Male |
| Alastair | Defender Of Man | Male |
| Alec | Defender Of Mankind. Variant Of Alexander | Male |
| Aleck | Defender Of Mankind. Variant Of Alexander | Male |
4-Letter H-Names Like Hume
24 names that share Hume's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Hume's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Hume
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 Hume.
Names That Rhyme with Hume
1 baby names that share Hume's last 3 letters — -ume. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guillaume | Variant Of William Resolute Protector. | French | Male |
Names That Start Like Hume
7 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Hume — Hum-. Good for parents who like Hume's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.