Names Like Marsyas — Find Similar Baby Names
Marsyas is a 7-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (A Satyr)”. This page collects 97 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Marcas and Maisah, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, and rhyming names ending in -yas like Yas and Matyas.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Marsyas
16 baby names that differ from Marsyas by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcas | 2 | Of Mars. The Roman Fertility God Mars For Whom March Was Named. | Irish | Male |
| Maisah | 3 | Walking With A Proud, Swinging Gait | Arabic | Female |
| Maisy | 3 | Pearl. Variant Of Margaret. | English | Female |
| Maiya | 3 | Surname Meaning "Rice Valley | Japanese | Female |
| Makya | 3 | Hopi Name Meaning " Eagle Hunter." MANIPI | Native American | Male |
| Maniya | 3 | English | Female | |
| Manya | 3 | Bitter | Russian | Female |
| Mapiya | 3 | Sioux Name Meaning " Sky." MARALAH | Native American | Female |
| Marah | 3 | Very Happy | Arabic | Male |
| Maralah | 3 | Born During An Earthquake | Native American | Female |
| Maram | 3 | Asperation | Arabic | Female |
| Marceau | 3 | Form Of The Latin Marcellus Meaning Hammer. | French | Male |
| Marcia | 3 | "Variant Of Mark. Mars, Greek God." | English | Female |
| Marcos | 3 | Of Mars. The Roman Fertility God Mars For Whom March Was Named. | Spanish | Male |
| Marcsa | 3 | Bitter, Grace | Hungarian | Female |
| Marcus | 3 | Hammer | Gaelic | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Marsyas’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 M-Names Like Marsyas
24 names that share Marsyas's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Marsyas's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Marsyas
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 Marsyas.
Names That Rhyme with Marsyas
3 baby names that share Marsyas's last 3 letters — -yas. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Marsyas
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Marsyas — Mar-. Good for parents who like Marsyas's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar | Lord | Hebrew | Male |
| Mara | Bitter | Romanian | Female |
| Marc | Form Of Mark. | French | Male |
| Mare | Bitter | Irish | Female |
| Mark | Tristan's Uncle | Arthurian | Male |
| Maro | Myself | Japanese | Male |
| Marq | Of Mars: The God Of War. | French | Male |
| Marx | Of Mars: The God Of War. | German | Male |
| Mary | Bitter. Variant Of Miriam. The Biblical Mother Of Christ. Names Lik... | English | Female |
| Marah | Very Happy | Arabic | Male |
| Maram | Asperation | Arabic | Female |
| Marco | Warring | Spanish | Male |
| Maree | Variant Of Latin Mary Bitter | French | Female |
| Marek | Warlike | English | Male |
| Maren | Bitter | Hebrew | Female |
| Mareo | Rare; Uncommon | Japanese | Male |
| Margo | Variant Of Margaret. Pearl. | German | Female |
| Maria | Bitter | German | Female |