Names Like Menelaus — Find Similar Baby Names
Menelaus is an 8-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Brother Of Agamemnon)”. This page collects 93 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -aus like Claus and Klaus, and names sharing the “agamemnon” concept like Aegisthus and Atreus.
For the full Menelaus profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Menelaus page.
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Menelaus’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 Menelaus
24 names that share Menelaus's exact length (8 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Menelaus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Menelaus
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 Menelaus.
Names That Rhyme with Menelaus
8 baby names that share Menelaus's last 3 letters — -aus. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claus | People's Victory | Greek | Male |
| Klaus | Danish Form Of Nicholas (People's Victory) | Danish | Male |
| Danaus | Myth Name (Father Of The Danaides) | Greek | Male |
| Nikolaus | Victorious: Conquerer Of The People. Variant Of Nicholas. | German | Male |
| Oenomaus | Myth Name (Son Of Ares) | Greek | Male |
| Nickolaus | Victorious: Conquerer Of The People. Variant Of Nicholas. | German | Male |
| Amphiaraus | Myth Name (One Of The Attackers Of Thebes) | Greek | Male |
| Protesilaus | Myth Name (Offered Himself As A Sacrifice For The Greeks When They... | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Menelaus
14 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Menelaus — Men-. Good for parents who like Menelaus's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menw | Myth Name (A Wizard) | Celtic | Male |
| Mendi | Reference To The Virgin Mary | Spanish | Female |
| Menes | Name Of A King | Egyptian | Male |
| Mensah | Born Third | Egyptian | Male |
| Mentor | Wise Counselor | Greek | Male |
| Menelik | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "Son Of The Wise Man" Or "What Wil... | African | Male |
| Menzies | From Mesniers | Scottish | Male |
| Menachem | Comfort | Hebrew | Male |
| Menassah | Forgetful | Hebrew | Male |
| Menhalom | Smart; Intelligent | Chamoru | Male |
| Menkaura | Name Of A Pharaoh | Egyptian | Male |
| Menachema | Consolation | Hebrew | Female |
| Menoeceus | Myth Name (Father Of Jocasta) | Greek | Male |
| Menachemah | Consolation | Hebrew | Female |