Names Like Mate — Find Similar Baby Names
Mate is a 4-letter Hebrew boys' name meaning “Gift From God”. This page collects 120 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Mace and Mae, Hebrew cousins like Aalijah and Aaron, rhyming names ending in -ate like Ate and Cate, and names sharing the “gift” concept like Aaleyah and Abisha.
For the full Mate profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Mate page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Mate
24 baby names that differ from Mate by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mace | 1 | A Mace Was A Medieval Weapon Used By Knights. | English | Male |
| Mae | 1 | "Kinswoman." | Anglo | Female |
| Maite | 1 | Dearly Loved | English | Female |
| Mane | 1 | Great | Irish | Male |
| Mare | 1 | Bitter | Irish | Female |
| Matea | 1 | God's Gift | Hebrew | Female |
| Matei | 1 | Gift From God. | Hebrew | Male |
| Mateo | 1 | God's Gift | Spanish | Male |
| Math | 1 | Bear | Scottish | Male |
| Mathe | 1 | Gift From God | Hebrew | Male |
| Matt | 1 | Gift Of God. | English | Male |
| Matz | 1 | Gift From God | Hebrew | Male |
| Mave | 1 | Joy | Irish | Female |
| Mayte | 1 | Love. | Basque | Female |
| Maat | 2 | Myth Name (Goddess Of Order And Justice) | Egyptian | Female |
| Mab | 2 | Happiness | Irish | Female |
| Mabel | 2 | Lovable MADONNA | Latin | Female |
| Mable | 2 | Lovable. Abbreviation Of Amabel. | English | Female |
| Mac | 2 | Son Of | Celtic | Male |
| Macee | 2 | Derived From Medieval Male Form Of Matthew. | French | Female |
| Macen | 2 | "Protector, Guardian." | English | Male |
| Macey | 2 | Derived From Medieval Male Form Of Matthew. | French | Female |
| Maci | 2 | Derived From Medieval Male Form Of Matthew. | English | Female |
| Macie | 2 | Derived From Medieval Male Form Of Matthew. | English | Female |
More Hebrew Names
24 baby names that share Mate’s Hebrew origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aalijah | The Lord Is God. Variant Of Elijah. | Female |
| Aaron | High Mountain | Male |
| Abagail | Gives Joy. | Female |
| Abaigael | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abaigeal | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abarron | Father Of A Multitude | Male |
| Abbey | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife Described A... | Female |
| Abbie | "Gives Joy, My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife... | Female |
| Abbotson | Son Of Abbot | Male |
| Abby | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife Described A... | Female |
| Abegayle | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abel | Breath | Male |
| Abell | Exhalation Of Breath. The Second Son Of Adam In The Bible. The Variant Able I... | Male |
| Abhy | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abiah | My Father Is The Lord | Male |
| Abichail | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abiel | My Father Is God | Male |
| Abigail | "Father Rejoices."Some Variants Include Abagail, Abaigeal, Abbey, Abbie, And... | Female |
| Abigall | "Fathers Joy. Alternate Spellings: Abegale, Abgail, Abigale." | Female |
| Abijah | "God Is My Father." Variants Include Abisha, And Abishah. | Female |
| Abimelech | My Father Is King | Male |
| Abiram | Father Of Heights | Male |
| Abisha | Gift Of God.Variants Include Abijah, And Abishai | Male |
| Abital | "My Father Is Dew." Variant, Avital, Exists. | Female |
4-Letter M-Names Like Mate
24 names that share Mate's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Mate's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Mate
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 Mate.
Names That Rhyme with Mate
12 baby names that share Mate's last 3 letters — -ate. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ate | Myth Name (Goddess Of Irrationality) | Greek | Female |
| Cate | Innocent | Anglo | Female |
| Fate | Myth Name (Destiny) | Greek | Female |
| Kate | English Abbreviation Of Katherine. Pure. | English | Female |
| Nate | Given. Form Of Nathan. | Hebrew | Male |
| Tate | "Pleasant And Bright."Some Variants Are Tait, Taite, And Tayte. | Anglo | Female |
| Agate | Kind | Irish | Female |
| Anate | A Singer | Hebrew | Female |
| Hecate | Greek Goddess Of Fertility Who Later Became Associated With Perseph... | Greek | Female |
| Wingate | From The Winding Gate | English | Male |
| Windgate | From The Winding Gate | English | Male |
| Bradamate | Legend Name | French | Female |
Names That Start Like Mate
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Mate — Mat-. Good for parents who like Mate's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | Bear | Scottish | Male |
| Matt | Gift Of God. | English | Male |
| Matz | Gift From God | Hebrew | Male |
| Matai | Gift From God | Hebrew | Male |
| Matea | God's Gift | Hebrew | Female |
| Matei | Gift From God. | Hebrew | Male |
| Mateo | God's Gift | Spanish | Male |
| Mathe | Gift From God | Hebrew | Male |
| Matin | Strong | Arabic | Male |
| Matro | God's Gift | Spanish | Male |
| Matty | Strong In War | French | Female |
| Matana | Gift From God. | Hebrew | Female |
| Matata | Swahili Name Meaning "Troublemaker." | African | Male |
| Mathea | God's Gift | Hebrew | Female |
| Mather | Powerful Army | English | Male |
| Mathew | Gift From God | Hebrew | Male |
| Mathia | God's Gift | Hebrew | Female |
| Matias | Gift Of God. | Spanish | Male |