Names Like Irus — Find Similar Baby Names
Irus is a 4-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Challenged Odysseus On His Return To Ithaca)”. This page collects 115 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Iris and Icarus, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -rus like Brus and Cyrus, and names sharing the “odysseus” concept like Alcina and Alcinous.
For the full Irus profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Irus page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Irus
24 baby names that differ from Irus by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iris | 1 | Rainbow | Greek | Female |
| Icarus | 2 | Myth Name (Son Of Daedalus) | Greek | Male |
| Idas | 2 | Myth Name (An Argonaut) | Greek | Male |
| Idris | 2 | A Prophet's Name; Meaning Unknown | Arabic | Male |
| Inas | 2 | Sociability | Arabic | Female |
| Ines | 2 | Meek. Chaste. Variant Of Agnes. | Spanish | Female |
| Inis | 2 | From Ennis | Irish | Female |
| Inys | 2 | From The River Island | Irish | Male |
| Ira | 2 | Descendant | Hebrew | Male |
| Irma | 2 | War Goddess | German | Female |
| Irta | 2 | Pearl | Greek | Female |
| Irune | 2 | Reference To The Holy Trinity | Spanish | Female |
| Isis | 2 | Myth Name (Goddess Of Magic) | Egyptian | Female |
| Ives | 2 | Archer's Bow. Variant Of Yves From Ivar. | English | Male |
| Izusa | 2 | White Stone | Native American | Female |
| Iago | 3 | Supplanter | Spanish | Male |
| Iain | 3 | Gaelic Form Of John (God Is Gracious) | Gaelic | Male |
| Ian | 3 | Gift From God Form Of John. | Scottish | Male |
| Iasius | 3 | Myth Name (Mother Of Atalanta) | Greek | Female |
| Iblis | 3 | Wife Of Lancelot | Arthurian | Female |
| Ibycus | 3 | Myth Name (A Bard) | Greek | Male |
| Ica | 3 | Light | Hungarian | Female |
| Ida | 3 | Active | German | Female |
| Idal | 3 | From The Yew Tree Valley | English | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Irus’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 |
4-Letter I-Names Like Irus
24 names that share Irus's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Irus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Irus
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 Irus.
Names That Rhyme with Irus
18 baby names that share Irus'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 |
| 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 |
| Icarus | Myth Name (Son Of Daedalus) | Greek | 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 Irus
1 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Irus — Iru-. Good for parents who like Irus's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irune | Reference To The Holy Trinity | Spanish | Female |