Names Like Melpomene — Find Similar Baby Names
Melpomene is a 9-letter Greek girls' name meaning “Myth Name (Muse Of Tragedy)”. This page collects 103 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -ene like Dene and Gene, and names sharing the “tragedy” concept like Juliet.
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More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Melpomene’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 |
9-Letter M-Names Like Melpomene
24 names that share Melpomene's exact length (9 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Melpomene's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Melpomene
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 Melpomene.
Names That Rhyme with Melpomene
18 baby names that share Melpomene's last 3 letters — -ene. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dene | Combination Of Deana: (Divine) And Dina: (From The Valley: Avenged). | English | Female |
| Gene | Abbreviation Of Eugene Wellborn. | English | Male |
| Rene | Reborn | French | Male |
| Zene | Rose | Native American | Female |
| Adene | Tender | Hebrew | Female |
| Alene | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Celtic | Female |
| Arene | Holy One | Greek | Female |
| Cwene | Queen | Anglo | Female |
| Elene | Name Of A Poem | Anglo | Female |
| Ilene | Variant Of Eileen. | English | Female |
| Irene | Peace | Spanish | Female |
| Keene | Ancient. | Irish | Male |
| Skene | From Skene | Scottish | Male |
| Aldene | Wise. Elder. Variant Of Aldo. | Spanish | Female |
| Allene | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Celtic | Female |
| Aquene | Peace | Native American | Female |
| Arcene | Silvery. | French | Female |
| Ardene | Warm:. Eager: Lofty. | English | Female |
Names That Start Like Melpomene
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Melpomene — Mel-. Good for parents who like Melpomene'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 |