Names Like Iphis — Find Similar Baby Names
Iphis is a 5-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Hanged Himself Over Unrequited Love)”. This page collects 103 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Iblis and Idris, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -his like Apophis and Memphis, and names sharing the “himself” concept like Protesilaus.
For the full Iphis profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Iphis page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Iphis
24 baby names that differ from Iphis by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iblis | 2 | Wife Of Lancelot | Arthurian | Female |
| Idris | 2 | A Prophet's Name; Meaning Unknown | Arabic | Male |
| Inis | 2 | From Ennis | Irish | Female |
| Innis | 2 | From The Island | Celtic | Male |
| Iphitus | 2 | Myth Name (Brother Of Iole) | Greek | Male |
| Iris | 2 | Rainbow | Greek | Female |
| Isis | 2 | Myth Name (Goddess Of Magic) | Egyptian | Female |
| Iain | 3 | Gaelic Form Of John (God Is Gracious) | Gaelic | Male |
| Iasius | 3 | Myth Name (Mother Of Atalanta) | Greek | Female |
| Ichiro | 3 | First Son | Japanese | Male |
| Idaia | 3 | Active | German | Female |
| Idalis | 3 | "Happy, Noble Laborer" | German | Female |
| Idas | 3 | Myth Name (An Argonaut) | Greek | Male |
| Idi | 3 | Swahili And Muslim Name Meaning "Born During The Muslim Holiday Of... | African | Male |
| Idoia | 3 | Reference To The Virgin Mary | Spanish | Female |
| Ifig | 3 | Ivy | English | Female |
| Ihrin | 3 | Peace | Romanian | Female |
| Ilia | 3 | God Is Lord | Hebrew | Female |
| Ilias | 3 | Jehovah Is God | Hebrew | Male |
| Illias | 3 | Jehovah Is God | Hebrew | Male |
| Inas | 3 | Sociability | Arabic | Female |
| India | 3 | Unisexual Name Meaning "River." | Indian | Female |
| Ines | 3 | Meek. Chaste. Variant Of Agnes. | Spanish | Female |
| Iniss | 3 | From The River Island | Irish | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Iphis’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 I-Names Like Iphis
24 names that share Iphis's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Iphis's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Iphis
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 Iphis.
Names That Rhyme with Iphis
8 baby names that share Iphis's last 3 letters — -his. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apophis | Chaos serpent | Egyptian | Male |
| Memphis | English | Female | |
| Shaithis | Meaning Unknown | Romanian | Male |
| Amenophis | Name Of A Pharaoh | Egyptian | Male |
| Symaethis | Myth Name | Greek | Female |
| Thermuthis | Myth Name (Another Form Of Renenet) | Egyptian | Female |
| Garmangahis | A Goddess Worshipped In Lanchester | Anglo | Female |
| Viradecthis | A Tungrian Goddess | Anglo | Female |
Names That Start Like Iphis
3 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Iphis — Iph-. Good for parents who like Iphis's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.