Names Like Mentor — Find Similar Baby Names
Mentor is a 6-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Wise Counselor”. This page collects 112 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Manton and Mador, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -tor like Tor and Ator, and names sharing the “counselor” concept like Aelfraed and Afreda.
For the full Mentor profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Mentor page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Mentor
10 baby names that differ from Mentor by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manton | 2 | From Mann's Castle | Anglo | Male |
| Mador | 3 | Accuser Of Guinevere | Arthurian | Male |
| Manaar | 3 | Guiding Light | Arabic | Female |
| Manar | 3 | Light | Arabic | Female |
| Mandar | 3 | The Name Of Lord Ganesh. | Indian | Male |
| Mano | 3 | Shark; A Passionate Lover | Hawaiian | Male |
| Manon | 3 | Diminutive Form Of Marie Which Is A Variant Of Mary Bitter. | French | Female |
| Mansur | 3 | Divinely Aided | Arabic | Male |
| Mantel | 3 | Makes Garments | French | Male |
| Manzo | 3 | Ten Thousand-Fold-Strong Third Son | Japanese | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Mentor’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 |
6-Letter M-Names Like Mentor
24 names that share Mentor's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Mentor's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Mentor
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 Mentor.
Names That Rhyme with Mentor
16 baby names that share Mentor's last 3 letters — -tor. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tor | Son Of Pellinore | Arthurian | Male |
| Ator | Venom | Anglo | Male |
| Etor | Steadfast | Basque | Male |
| Antor | Foster Father Of Arthur (Thirteenth Century) | Arthurian | Male |
| Attor | Venom | Anglo | Male |
| Ector | Father Of Arthur (Fifteenth Century) | Arthurian | Male |
| Ektor | Father Of Arthur | Arthurian | Male |
| Auctor | Foster Father Of Arthur | Arthurian | Male |
| Castor | Myth Name (Brother Of Helen) | Greek | Male |
| Dohtor | Daughter | Anglo | Female |
| Hector | Steadfast | Greek | Male |
| Heitor | Variant Of Hector. | Spanish | Male |
| Nestor | Wise | Spanish | Male |
| Victor | Conqueror | Romanian | Male |
| Heolstor | Darkness | Anglo | Male |
| Polymestor | Myth Name (Priam's Son-In-Law) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Mentor
14 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Mentor — Men-. Good for parents who like Mentor'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 |
| 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 |
| Menelaus | Myth Name (Brother Of Agamemnon) | Greek | 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 |