Names Like Lais — Find Similar Baby Names
Lais is a 4-letter Greek girls' name meaning “Favorite Name With Poets”. This page collects 119 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Lai and Lair, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -ais like Gais and Rais, and names sharing the “favorite” concept like Ayeisha and Ayesha.
For the full Lais profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Lais page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Lais
24 baby names that differ from Lais by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lai | 1 | Friend; Man; Law | Chamoru | Male |
| Lair | 1 | Mare | Scottish | Female |
| Laius | 1 | Myth Name (Father Of Oedipus) | Greek | Male |
| Lamis | 1 | Soft To The Touch | Arabic | Female |
| Lapis | 1 | Named For The Lapis Stone | Egyptian | Female |
| Lars | 1 | Laurel | Danish | Male |
| Labib | 2 | Intelligent | Arabic | Male |
| Labid | 2 | Meaning Unknown | Arabic | Male |
| Lace | 2 | Derived From Lacey Which Is A French Nobleman's Surname Brought To... | English | Female |
| Lach | 2 | Lives Near Water | English | Male |
| Laci | 2 | Derived From Lacey Which Is A French Nobleman's Surname Brought To... | French | Female |
| Lacie | 2 | Derived From Lacey Which Is A French Nobleman's Surname Brought To... | French | Female |
| Laco | 2 | Famous Ruler | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Lacy | 2 | Derived From Lacey Which Is A French Nobleman's Surname Brought To... | French | Female |
| Lad | 2 | Attendant | English | Male |
| Ladd | 2 | Attendant | English | Male |
| Laec | 2 | Lives Near Water | English | Male |
| Lael | 2 | Belonging To God. Traditional Male Biblical Name. | Hebrew | Female |
| Laila | 2 | Night | Danish | Female |
| Laili | 2 | Nightfall | Hebrew | Female |
| Laina | 2 | Path: Roadway. Variant Of Surnames Lane And Laine. | English | Female |
| Laine | 2 | Path: Roadway. Variant Of Surnames Lane And Laine. | English | Female |
| Laird | 2 | Lord | Scottish | Male |
| Laire | 2 | Mare | Scottish | Female |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Lais’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 L-Names Like Lais
24 names that share Lais's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Lais's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Lais
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Lais.
Names That Rhyme with Lais
13 baby names that share Lais's last 3 letters — -ais. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gais | Percival's Grandfather | Arthurian | Male |
| Rais | Captain | Arabic | Male |
| Anais | Grace | Hebrew | Female |
| Blais | Lisp: Stutter. Blaise Pascal Was A Brilliant Seventeenth Century Ch... | French | Male |
| Glais | Percival's Grandfather | Arthurian | Male |
| Thais | Beloved | Greek | Female |
| Calais | Myth Name (Son Of Boreas) | Greek | Male |
| Janais | Modern Name Based On Jane Or Jean: Based On Janai Meaning God Has A... | English | Female |
| Rohais | Rose | French | Female |
| Dassais | Intrigue | Arabic | Male |
| Luthais | Famous In Battle | Gaelic | Male |
| Tamnais | Twin | Scottish | Male |
| Beauvais | From Beauvais | French | Male |
Names That Start Like Lais
17 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Lais — Lai-. Good for parents who like Lais's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lai | Friend; Man; Law | Chamoru | Male |
| Lair | Mare | Scottish | Female |
| Laila | Night | Danish | Female |
| Laili | Nightfall | Hebrew | Female |
| Laina | Path: Roadway. Variant Of Surnames Lane And Laine. | English | Female |
| Laine | Path: Roadway. Variant Of Surnames Lane And Laine. | English | Female |
| Laird | Lord | Scottish | Male |
| Laire | Mare | Scottish | Female |
| Laius | Myth Name (Father Of Oedipus) | Greek | Male |
| Laidly | From The Creek Meadow | English | Male |
| Lailie | Nightfall | Hebrew | Female |
| Lainey | Beautiful Lady Of The Land | English | Female |
| Lainie | Serves John | Scottish | Female |
| Laidley | From The Creek Meadow | English | Male |
| Laibrook | Lives By The Path By The Brook | English | Male |
| Lailoken | A Fool | Arthurian | Male |
| Lairgnen | Myth Name (Of Connaught) | Celtic | Male |