Names Like Melantha — Find Similar Baby Names
Melantha is an 8-letter Greek girls' name meaning “Dark Flower”. This page collects 109 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Malana, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -tha like Otha and Altha, and names sharing the “flower” concept like Abeba and Abebe.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Melantha
1 baby names that differ from Melantha by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malana | 3 | Buoyant; Light | Hawaiian | Female |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Melantha’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 |
8-Letter M-Names Like Melantha
24 names that share Melantha's exact length (8 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Melantha's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Melantha
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 Melantha.
Names That Rhyme with Melantha
18 baby names that share Melantha's last 3 letters — -tha. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otha | Little Wealthy One | Anglo | Female |
| Altha | Healer | English | Female |
| Betha | Life | Celtic | Female |
| Ertha | The Earth. | German | Female |
| Githa | Gift | English | Female |
| Gytha | Gift | English | Female |
| Octha | Enemy Of Arthur | Arthurian | Male |
| Agatha | "Good." Variants Include Ag, Agace, Agacia, Agafia, Agafon, Agapet,... | Greek | Female |
| Agotha | Hungarian Form Of Agatha (Kind) | Hungarian | Female |
| Aretha | Virtuous: Excellent. | Arabic | Female |
| Beatha | Life | Celtic | Female |
| Bertha | Legend Name | French | Female |
| Chatha | Ends | Egyptian | Male |
| Dortha | Variant Of The Greek Dorothy Meaning Gift Of God. | English | Female |
| Eartha | Worldly | English | Female |
| Editha | Joyous | Anglo | Female |
| Edytha | Spoils Of War. | English | Female |
| Eritha | Flower | Hebrew | Female |
Names That Start Like Melantha
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Melantha — Mel-. Good for parents who like Melantha's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mel | Meaning Uncertain But Possibly Friend Of Michael. | English | Male |
| Meli | Zuni Name Meaning " Bitter." MEMDI | Native American | Female |
| Melek | Angel | Arabic | Female |
| Melia | Plumeria | Hawaiian | Female |
| Melva | Handmaiden | Celtic | Female |
| Meldon | From The Hillside Mill | English | Male |
| Melina | Canary Yellow. | Latin | Female |
| Melita | Honey | Romanian | Female |
| Melody | Variant Of Melodie. | English | Female |
| Melosa | Sweet | Spanish | Female |
| Melvin | Strong Friend | English | Male |
| Melvon | Meaning Uncertain But Possibly Friend Of Michael. | English | Male |
| Melvyn | Strong Friend. Possibly Friend Of Michael. | English | Male |
| Melwas | Name Of A King | Arthurian | Male |
| Melyon | Son Of Mordred | Arthurian | Male |
| Melaina | Dark. | French | Female |
| Melaine | Dark. | French | Female |
| Melanee | Dark. | French | Female |