Names Like Moira — Find Similar Baby Names
Moira is a 5-letter Greek girls' name meaning “Merit”. This page collects 107 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Maira and Madra, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, and rhyming names ending in -ira like Ira and Cira.
For the full Moira profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Moira page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Moira
24 baby names that differ from Moira by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maira | 1 | Variant Of Mary Bitter. | Scottish | Female |
| Madra | 2 | Mother | English | Female |
| Maia | 2 | Myth Name (Mother Of Hermes) | Greek | Female |
| Maida | 2 | "Maiden."Variant, Mayda, Exists. | Anglo | Female |
| Maire | 2 | Bitter | Irish | Female |
| Mairi | 2 | Bitter | Scottish | Female |
| Mairia | 2 | Bitter | Irish | Female |
| Maiya | 2 | Surname Meaning "Rice Valley | Japanese | Female |
| Mara | 2 | Bitter | Romanian | Female |
| Mabina | 3 | Nimble | Celtic | Female |
| Macha | 3 | Plain | Irish | Female |
| Macrae | 3 | Son Of Grace | Scottish | Male |
| Macray | 3 | Son Of Grace | Scottish | Male |
| Mada | 3 | From Mathilda | Irish | Female |
| Madia | 3 | Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine. | Spanish | Female |
| Madina | 3 | Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine. | Spanish | Female |
| Madora | 3 | Ruler | Greek | Female |
| Madre | 3 | Mother | Spanish | Female |
| Madri | 3 | Myth Name (Wife Of Pandu) | Indian | Female |
| Magda | 3 | From The Tower | Hebrew | Female |
| Maha | 3 | Wild Cow; Cow-Eyes | Arabic | Female |
| Mahila | 3 | Woman | Indian | Female |
| Mahina | 3 | Moon; Moonlight | Hawaiian | Female |
| Mahir | 3 | Skilled | Arabic | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Moira’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 |
5-Letter M-Names Like Moira
24 names that share Moira's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Moira's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Moira
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 Moira.
Names That Rhyme with Moira
18 baby names that share Moira's last 3 letters — -ira. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ira | Descendant | Hebrew | Male |
| Cira | Sun | Italian | Female |
| Kira | Dark Lady. | English | Female |
| Mira | Bitter | Hebrew | Female |
| Nira | Plow | Hebrew | Female |
| Tira | Land | Scottish | Female |
| Adira | "Noble; Powerful." | Hebrew | Female |
| Akira | Anchor AILA | Scottish | Female |
| Amira | Feminine Form Of Amir (King) AZAR, AZARA | Persian | Female |
| Atira | Pray | Hebrew | Female |
| Coira | Seething Pool | Scottish | Female |
| Gaira | Short | Scottish | Female |
| Jaira | Feminine Of Jairus. | Hebrew | Female |
| Kaira | Peaceful. | German | Female |
| Keira | Feminine Of The Irish Gaelic Kieran. Dusky: Dark-Haired. | Irish | Female |
| Leira | Reference To The Virgin Mary | Spanish | Female |
| Maira | Variant Of Mary Bitter. | Scottish | Female |
| Meira | Light | Hebrew | Female |
Names That Start Like Moira
5 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Moira — Moi-. Good for parents who like Moira's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.