Names Like Hypnos — Find Similar Baby Names
Hypnos is a 6-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (God Of Sleep)”. This page collects 78 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Hagos and Hanno, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -nos like Enos and Janos, and names sharing the “sleep” concept like Ngu and Nidra.
For the full Hypnos profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Hypnos page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Hypnos
4 baby names that differ from Hypnos by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Hypnos’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 |
6-Letter H-Names Like Hypnos
24 names that share Hypnos's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Hypnos's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Hypnos
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 Hypnos.
Names That Rhyme with Hypnos
8 baby names that share Hypnos's last 3 letters — -nos. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Hypnos
4 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Hypnos — Hyp-. Good for parents who like Hypnos's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hypatia | Exceptional | Greek | Female |
| Hyperion | Myth Name (A Titan) | Greek | Male |
| Hypsipyle | Myth Name (Daughter Of Thoas) | Greek | Female |
| Hypermnestra | Myth Name (Refused To Kill Her Husband On Their Wedding Night) | Greek | Female |