Names Like Nephthys — Find Similar Baby Names
Nephthys is an 8-letter Egyptian boys' name meaning “Myth Name”. This page collects 64 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Nerthus, Egyptian cousins like Abubakar and Adeben, and rhyming names ending in -hys like Rhys and Tethys.
For the full Nephthys profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Nephthys page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Nephthys
1 baby names that differ from Nephthys by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nerthus | 3 | Name Of A Goddess | Anglo | Female |
More Egyptian Names
24 baby names that share Nephthys’s Egyptian origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abubakar | Noble | Male |
| Adeben | Born Twelfth | Male |
| Adio | Righteous | Male |
| Adom | Receives Help From The Gods | Male |
| Agymah | Meaning Unknown | Male |
| Ain | Priceless | Female |
| Akhenaten | Devoted To Aten | Male |
| Akiiki | Friendly | Male |
| Akila | Intelligent | Female |
| Akins | Brave | Male |
| Amen | Myth Name (God Of A United Egypt) | Male |
| Amen-Ra | Myth Name (Personification Of The Power Of The Universe) | Male |
| Amenhotep | Name Of A Pharaoh | Male |
| Amenophis | Name Of A Pharaoh | Male |
| Amsu | Myth Name (Personification Of Reproduction) | Male |
| Amun | Myth Name (God Of Mystery) | Male |
| Amunet | Myth Name (Goddess Of Mystery) | Female |
| An-Her | Myth Name | Male |
| Anat | Myth Name (A Wife Of Seth) | Female |
| Anippe | Daughter Of The Nile | Female |
| Anubis | Myth Name (God Of The Dead) | Male |
| Anum | Born Fifth | Male |
| Anzety | Myth Name (God Of Busiris) | Male |
| Apis | Myth Name (Dead Bull Thought To Be Osiris) | Male |
8-Letter N-Names Like Nephthys
24 names that share Nephthys's exact length (8 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Nephthys's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Nephthys
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 Nephthys.
Names That Rhyme with Nephthys
2 baby names that share Nephthys's last 3 letters — -hys. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Nephthys
1 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Nephthys — Nep-. Good for parents who like Nephthys's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nephele | Myth Name (The Cloud Hera Made By Zeus That Birthed The Centaurs) | Greek | Female |