Names Like Lester — Find Similar Baby Names
Lester is a 6-letter English boys' name meaning “Fortified Place.”. This page collects 120 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Leslee and Lesley, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, rhyming names ending in -ter like Alter and Ester, and names sharing the “fortified” concept like Beorhttun and Berton.
For the full Lester profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Lester page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Lester
24 baby names that differ from Lester by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslee | 2 | Derived From Name Of A Prominent Scottish Clan Leslie. | Scottish | Female |
| Lesley | 2 | From The Gray Fortress | Celtic | Male |
| Laertes | 3 | Myth Name (Father Of Odysseus) | Greek | Male |
| Lander | 3 | From The Grassy Plain | English | Male |
| Lashea | 3 | Lovely. | Greek | Female |
| Lasse | 3 | People's Victory | Greek | Male |
| Lawler | 3 | Mumbles | Gaelic | Male |
| Leander | 3 | Lion | Greek | Male |
| Leane | 3 | Serves John | Scottish | Male |
| Lear | 3 | Myth Name | English | Male |
| Legget | 3 | Delegate | French | Male |
| Leith | 3 | River | Scottish | Male |
| Leitis | 3 | Happy | Gaelic | Female |
| Lele | 3 | Loyal | English | Male |
| Lemuel | 3 | Dedicated To God | Hebrew | Male |
| Lenae | 3 | Light. | English | Female |
| Lenee | 3 | Pronounced Just Like Renee But With The L. | English | Female |
| Leone | 3 | Lion | French | Female |
| Leonel | 3 | Young Lion. | Spanish | Male |
| Leonor | 3 | Spanish Form Of Eleanor Light | Spanish | Female |
| Leota | 3 | Of The People | German | Female |
| Leotie | 3 | Flower Of The Prairie | Native American | Female |
| Lesham | 3 | Precious | Hebrew | Female |
| Leslie | 3 | From Leslie | Scottish | Male |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Lester’s English origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaric | Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy. | Male |
| Aarika | "Alternate Spelling: Erika, Erica, Ericka." | Female |
| Aarshiya | Heavenly | Female |
| Aase | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | Female |
| Aasiya | "Derived From The Arabic Verb, To Abound, And Means Abundant, Flourishing, Th... | Female |
| Aaylah | Light Bearer | Female |
| Abbigale | Female | |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abrianna | Mother Of Many Nations. | Female |
| Abriell | Variant Of Gabrielle. | Male |
| Acker | From The Oak Tree | Male |
| Ackerley | From The Oak-Tree Meadow | Male |
| Ackerman | Man Of Oak | Male |
| Ackley | Dwells At The Oak Tree Meadow | Male |
| Adalbeorht | Noble | Female |
| Adalbrechta | Noble | Female |
| Adalson | Son Of All | Male |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male |
| Adda | Wealthy | Female |
| Addaneye | Lives On The Noble's Island | Male |
| Addilynn | Female | |
| Addis | Son Of Adam | Male |
| Addisen | Child Of Adam | Male |
6-Letter L-Names Like Lester
24 names that share Lester's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Lester's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Lester
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 Lester.
Names That Rhyme with Lester
18 baby names that share Lester's last 3 letters — -ter. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alter | Old | Hebrew | Male |
| Ester | Star. Form Of Persian Esther.Myrtle Leaf. A Young Hebrew Woman In T... | Spanish | Female |
| Peter | Rock | Greek | Male |
| Auster | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Carter | Drives A Cart | English | Male |
| Caster | From The Roman Camp | English | Male |
| Colter | Horse Herdsman | English | Male |
| Dexter | Name Taken From Heraldry | French | Male |
| Dieter | Gifted Ruler. Variant Of Diederick. | German | Male |
| Easter | Myth Name (Goddess Of The Dawn).Variant, Eostre, Exists. | Anglo | Female |
| Eszter | Star | Hebrew | Female |
| Foster | Keeps The Forest Forest-Ranger Surname. | English | Male |
| Hester | Variant Of Esther. | English | Female |
| Holter | Hunter | English | Male |
| Hunter | Hunter | English | Male |
| Kester | From The Roman Camp | English | Male |
| Porter | Gatekeeper | French | Male |
| Ritter | Knight | German | Male |
Names That Start Like Lester
6 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Lester — Les-. Good for parents who like Lester's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.