Names Like Hydra — Find Similar Baby Names
Hydra is a 5-letter Greek girls' name meaning “Myth Name (A Dragon Killed By Hercules)”. This page collects 121 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Hadara and Hadya, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -dra like Adra and Edra, and names sharing the “hercules” concept like Abderus and Admeta.
For the full Hydra profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Hydra page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Hydra
24 baby names that differ from Hydra by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadara | 2 | Spectacular Ornament. Adorned With Beauty. | Hebrew | Female |
| Hadya | 2 | Well-Behaved. | Arabic | Female |
| Hedda | 2 | Vigorous Battle-Maid | German | Female |
| Hedia | 2 | Pleasant | Greek | Female |
| Hera | 2 | Myth Name (Wife Of Zeus) | Greek | Female |
| Hida | 2 | Warrior | German | Female |
| Hadad | 3 | Syrian God Of Fertility | Arabic | Male |
| Hadar | 3 | Spectacular Ornament | Hebrew | Female |
| Hadarah | 3 | Adorned With Beauty. | Hebrew | Female |
| Haddad | 3 | Smith | Arabic | Male |
| Haden | 3 | From The Heath | English | Male |
| Hadi | 3 | Guiding To The Right | Arabic | Male |
| Hadiya | 3 | Swahili Name Meaning "Gift." | African | Female |
| Hadon | 3 | From The Heath | English | Male |
| Hadrian | 3 | Son Of Adrian | English | Male |
| Hadu | 3 | Vigorous Battle Maiden | German | Female |
| Haifa | 3 | Slender; Of Beautiful Body | Arabic | Female |
| Hajna | 3 | Grace | Hungarian | Female |
| Halia | 3 | Remembrance Of A Loved One | Hawaiian | Female |
| Hamia | 3 | A Syrian Goddess | Anglo | Female |
| Hamza | 3 | Strong Or Strength: Uncle To Prophet Muhammad: Also Meaning Baby Li... | Arabic | Male |
| Hana | 3 | Flower; Blossom | Japanese | Female |
| Hania | 3 | Hopi Name Meaning " Spirit Warrior." | Native American | Male |
| Hanna | 3 | Arabic Form Of John (Gracious God) | Arabic | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Hydra’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 |
5-Letter H-Names Like Hydra
24 names that share Hydra's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Hydra's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Hydra
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Hydra.
Names That Rhyme with Hydra
18 baby names that share Hydra's last 3 letters — -dra. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adra | "Virgin." See Adara. | Arabic | Female |
| Edra | Powerful | Hebrew | Female |
| Odra | From Odra | Indian | Female |
| Ardra | Noble | Celtic | Female |
| Audra | Nobility: Strength. | French | Female |
| Badra | Full Moon | Arabic | Female |
| Cedra | Modern Feminine Of Cedric. | English | Female |
| Madra | Mother | English | Female |
| Nadra | Kiswahili Name Meaning "Unusual." | African | Female |
| Nedra | Feminine Of Ned. | English | Female |
| Nidra | Myth Name (Goddess Of Sleep) | Indian | Female |
| Pedra | Stone | Spanish | Female |
| Sidra | Of The Stars Or Star. | English | Female |
| Yadra | Mother | Spanish | Female |
| Aeldra | Lives At The Elder Tree | English | Male |
| Aludra | Virgin | Arabic | Female |
| Candra | Of The Moon | Indian | Female |
| Cindra | English | Female |
Names That Start Like Hydra
1 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Hydra — Hyd-. Good for parents who like Hydra's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde | From The Hide | English | Male |