Names Like Hylas — Find Similar Baby Names
Hylas is a 5-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Son Of Theiodamas)”. This page collects 99 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Halag and Halah, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, and rhyming names ending in -las like Blas and Atlas.
For the full Hylas profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Hylas page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Hylas
24 baby names that differ from Hylas by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halag | 2 | Pious | German | Female |
| Halah | 2 | Nimble; Aureole | Arabic | Female |
| Hilal | 2 | Crescent Moon | Arabic | Male |
| Hola | 2 | Ewe Of Ghana Name Meaning "Savior." | African | Female |
| Hadad | 3 | Syrian God Of Fertility | Arabic | Male |
| Hadar | 3 | Spectacular Ornament | Hebrew | Female |
| Hagan | 3 | Little Hugh | Irish | Male |
| Hagar | 3 | Flight | Hebrew | Female |
| Hagos | 3 | Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "Joy, Happiness." | African | Male |
| Hai | 3 | Old Name For "Shoe" Or "Fairy Shoe" | Vietnamese | Female |
| Hakan | 3 | Fire | Native American | Male |
| Hal | 3 | A Nickname For Henry Rules His Household. | English | Male |
| Hale | 3 | Lives In The Hall | English | Male |
| Haley | 3 | Field Of Hay. Usually A Surname. | English | Female |
| Hali | 3 | Sea | Greek | Male |
| Halia | 3 | Remembrance Of A Loved One | Hawaiian | Female |
| Halig | 3 | Holy | Anglo | Male |
| Halim | 3 | Gentle And Patient | Arabic | Male |
| Hall | 3 | From The Manor | English | Male |
| Hallam | 3 | Lives At The Hall's Slopes | English | Male |
| Halle | 3 | English | Female | |
| Halwn | 3 | Meaning Unknown | Celtic | Male |
| Ham | 3 | Home | Anglo | Male |
| Hamal | 3 | Lamb | Arabic | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Hylas’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 Hylas
24 names that share Hylas's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Hylas's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Hylas
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 Hylas.
Names That Rhyme with Hylas
14 baby names that share Hylas's last 3 letters — -las. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blas | Stutters | Spanish | Male |
| Atlas | Myth Name (A Titan) | Greek | Male |
| Silas | Variant Of Sylvanus From A Greek Name Meaning Forest: Woods. In The... | English | Male |
| Dallas | Dwells By The Waterfall | Celtic | Male |
| Niklas | Variant Of Nikolaus. Victory. | German | Male |
| Douglas | Dwells By The Dark Stream | Celtic | Male |
| Mikolas | People's Victory | Greek | Male |
| Nicolas | Victorious: Conquerer Of The People. Variant Of Nicholas. | French | Male |
| Nikolas | Victory To The People. Variant Of Nicholas. | Greek | Male |
| Searlas | Manly | French | Male |
| Doughlas | Dwells By The Dark Stream | Celtic | Male |
| Dubhglas | From The Darkwater | Scottish | Male |
| Nicholas | People's Victory | Greek | Male |
| Nickolas | Victorious. Conquerer Of The People. Variant Of Nicholas. | Slavic | Male |
Names That Start Like Hylas
1 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Hylas — Hyl-. Good for parents who like Hylas's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hylda | Warfare. In Scandinavian Mythology Hildegard Was A Valkyrie Sent By... | German | Female |