Names Like Icarus — Find Similar Baby Names
Icarus is a 6-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Son Of Daedalus)”. This page collects 98 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Icarius and Irus, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, and rhyming names ending in -rus like Brus and Irus.
For the full Icarus profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Icarus page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Icarus
18 baby names that differ from Icarus by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Icarius | 1 | Myth Name (Gave Wine To The Citizens Of Athens Who Mistook It For P... | Greek | Male |
| Irus | 2 | Myth Name (Challenged Odysseus On His Return To Ithaca) | Greek | Male |
| Iasius | 3 | Myth Name (Mother Of Atalanta) | Greek | Female |
| Ibycus | 3 | Myth Name (A Bard) | Greek | Male |
| Icelos | 3 | Myth Name (Son Of Hypnos) | Greek | Male |
| Idalis | 3 | "Happy, Noble Laborer" | German | Female |
| Idas | 3 | Myth Name (An Argonaut) | Greek | Male |
| Idris | 3 | A Prophet's Name; Meaning Unknown | Arabic | Male |
| Imara | 3 | Female Version Of Imre | English | Female |
| Inachus | 3 | Myth Name (A River God) | Greek | Male |
| Inas | 3 | Sociability | Arabic | Female |
| Inteus | 3 | Has No Shame | Native American | Male |
| Iris | 3 | Rainbow | Greek | Female |
| Isaias | 3 | God's Helper | Hebrew | Male |
| Ivar | 3 | Archer's Bow. | English | Male |
| Izar | 3 | Star | Spanish | Female |
| Izarra | 3 | Star | Spanish | Female |
| Izarre | 3 | Star | Spanish | Female |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Icarus’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 I-Names Like Icarus
24 names that share Icarus's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Icarus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Icarus
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 Icarus.
Names That Rhyme with Icarus
18 baby names that share Icarus's last 3 letters — -rus. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brus | From Bruys | Gaelic | Male |
| Irus | Myth Name (Challenged Odysseus On His Return To Ithaca) | Greek | Male |
| Cyrus | Sun | Greek | Male |
| Eurus | Myth Name (God Of The East Wind) | Greek | Male |
| Horus | Myth Name (God Of The Sky) | Egyptian | Male |
| Tyrus | Modern Blend Of Tyrone And Cyrus: Or A Reference To The Ancient Pho... | English | Male |
| Ambrus | Hungarian Form Of Ambrose (Immortal) | Hungarian | Male |
| Butrus | Arabic Form Of Peter (Stone) | Arabic | Male |
| Florus | Flower | French | Male |
| Jairus | Jehovah Enlightens. | Hebrew | Male |
| Ondrus | Manly | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Petrus | One Of Joseph's Disciples | Arthurian | Male |
| Seorus | Farmer | Gaelic | Male |
| Abderus | Myth Name (A Friend Of Hercules) | Greek | Male |
| Lazarus | God Will Help | Hebrew | Male |
| Cerberus | Myth Name (Guardian To The Gate Of Hades) | Greek | Male |
| Pandarus | Myth Name (Killed For Breaking A Truce) | Greek | Male |
| Zephyrus | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Icarus
2 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Icarus — Ica-. Good for parents who like Icarus's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.