Names Like Laertes — Find Similar Baby Names
Laertes is a 7-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Father Of Odysseus)”. This page collects 110 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Laire and Lanette, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -tes like Bates and Yates, and names sharing the “odysseus” concept like Alcina and Alcinous.
For the full Laertes profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Laertes page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Laertes
15 baby names that differ from Laertes by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laire | 3 | Mare | Scottish | Female |
| Lanette | 3 | Variant Of Lana Fair: Good-Looking. | English | Female |
| Larae | 3 | Combination Of Latonia And Ray. | African | Female |
| Laren | 3 | Serves Lawrence | Scottish | Female |
| Larie | 3 | English | Female | |
| Larke | 3 | Lark | English | Female |
| Larue | 3 | The Red-Haired One. | French | Male |
| Laureen | 3 | The Laurel Tree Or Sweet Bay Tree Symbolic Of Honor And Victory. Ol... | English | Female |
| Laurel | 3 | Laurel | French | Female |
| Lauren | 3 | Laurel | French | Female |
| Laurie | 3 | The Laurel Tree Or Sweet Bay Tree Symbolic Of Honor And Victory. Ol... | English | Female |
| Lauriel | 3 | The Laurel Tree Or Sweet Bay Tree Symbolic Of Honor And Victory. | English | Female |
| Laverne | 3 | Woodland. | French | Female |
| Leitis | 3 | Happy | Gaelic | Female |
| Lester | 3 | Fortified Place. | English | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Laertes’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 |
7-Letter L-Names Like Laertes
24 names that share Laertes's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Laertes's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Laertes
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 Laertes.
Names That Rhyme with Laertes
18 baby names that share Laertes's last 3 letters — -tes. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bates | Variant Of Bartholomew Often Used As A Surname. | English | Male |
| Yates | Lives By The Gates | English | Male |
| Zetes | Myth Name (Son Of Boreas) | Greek | Male |
| Aeetes | Myth Name (Medea's Father) | Greek | Male |
| Brites | Strong | Celtic | Female |
| Montes | Mountain. Abbreviation Of Montague And Montgomery. | Spanish | Male |
| Sketes | Swift | English | Male |
| Acestes | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Achates | Myth Name (Companion Of Aeneas) | Greek | Male |
| Iobates | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Orestes | From The Mountain | Greek | Male |
| Polites | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Zelotes | Zealous | Greek | Male |
| Atlantes | Legend Name | French | Male |
| Socrates | Name Of A Philosopher | Greek | Male |
| Thyestes | Myth Name (Brother Of Atreus) | Greek | Male |
| Thersites | Myth Name (Soldier In The Trojan War) | Greek | Male |
| Tiridates | Name Of A King | Armenian | Male |
Names That Start Like Laertes
5 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Laertes — Lae-. Good for parents who like Laertes's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laec | Lives Near Water | English | Male |
| Lael | Belonging To God. Traditional Male Biblical Name. | Hebrew | Female |
| Laetitia | Irish Form Of Letitia Happy | Irish | Female |
| Laefertun | From The Rush Farm | English | Male |
| Laestrygones | Myth Name (A Tribe Of Giants) | Greek | Male |