Names Like Moly — Find Similar Baby Names
Moly is a 4-letter Greek girls' name meaning “Myth Name (An Herb Hermes Gives To Odysseus To Protect Him)”. This page collects 109 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Macy and Mady, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -oly like Karoly, and names sharing the “odysseus” concept like Alcina and Alcinous.
For the full Moly profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Moly page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Moly
24 baby names that differ from Moly by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macy | 2 | Derived From Medieval Male Form Of Matthew. | French | Female |
| Mady | 2 | Maiden | German | Female |
| Mal | 2 | Chief | Irish | Male |
| Malyn | 2 | Little Warrior | English | Male |
| Manly | 2 | From The Hero's Meadow | English | Male |
| Maola | 2 | Handmaiden | Irish | Female |
| Maoli | 2 | Handmaiden | Irish | Female |
| Marly | 2 | From The March Meadow | English | Male |
| Mary | 2 | Bitter. Variant Of Miriam. The Biblical Mother Of Christ. Names Lik... | English | Female |
| May | 2 | Old Arabic Name; Meaning Unknown | Arabic | Female |
| Maat | 3 | Myth Name (Goddess Of Order And Justice) | Egyptian | Female |
| Mab | 3 | Happiness | Irish | Female |
| Mable | 3 | Lovable. Abbreviation Of Amabel. | English | Female |
| Mabyn | 3 | Ever Young. | Welsh | Female |
| Mac | 3 | Son Of | Celtic | Male |
| Mace | 3 | A Mace Was A Medieval Weapon Used By Knights. | English | Male |
| Macey | 3 | Derived From Medieval Male Form Of Matthew. | French | Female |
| Maci | 3 | Derived From Medieval Male Form Of Matthew. | English | Female |
| Mack | 3 | Son Of | Celtic | Male |
| Mada | 3 | From Mathilda | Irish | Female |
| Maddy | 3 | Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine. Madeleine: (English/Frenc... | French | Female |
| Mads | 3 | Gift From God | Hebrew | Male |
| Madu | 3 | Of The People | Egyptian | Male |
| Mae | 3 | "Kinswoman." | Anglo | Female |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Moly’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 |
4-Letter M-Names Like Moly
24 names that share Moly's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Moly's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Moly
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 Moly.
Names That Rhyme with Moly
1 baby names that share Moly's last 3 letters — -oly. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karoly | Strong And Masculine | French | Male |
Names That Start Like Moly
8 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Moly — Mol-. Good for parents who like Moly's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molan | Servant Of The Storm | Irish | Male |
| Molli | From The Gaelic Maili Which Is A Pet Form Of Mary Bitter. | English | Female |
| Molly | Bitter | Hebrew | Female |
| Molara | Reference To The Virgin Mary | Spanish | Female |
| Molimo | Bear Walking Into Shade (Miwok) | Native American | Male |
| Mollie | From The Gaelic Maili Which Is A Pet Form Of Mary Bitter. | English | Female |
| Molloy | Noble Chief | Irish | Male |
| Molner | Miller | Czechoslovakian | Male |