Names Like Nerthus — Find Similar Baby Names
Nerthus is a 7-letter Anglo girls' name meaning “Name Of A Goddess”. This page collects 96 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Nereus and Negus, Anglo cousins like Aart and Abeodan, rhyming names ending in -hus like Anghus and Brehus, and names sharing the “goddess” concept like Abhirati and Alayla.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Nerthus
5 baby names that differ from Nerthus by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
More Anglo Names
24 baby names that share Nerthus’s Anglo origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aart | Like An Eagle | Male |
| Abeodan | Announce | Male |
| Ablendan | Blind | Male |
| Abrecan | Storm | Male |
| Acca | "From Acca." | Female |
| Ace | Unity | Male |
| Acennan | Brings | Male |
| Acey | Unity | Male |
| Acwel | Kills | Male |
| Acwellen | Kills | Male |
| Adamnan | Name Of An Abbot | Male |
| Aedre | Stream | Female |
| Aefentid | "Evening." | Female |
| Aefre | "Forever." | Female |
| Aelle | Name Of Several Kings | Male |
| Aerlene | Elfin | Female |
| Aethelbald | A King Of Mercia | Male |
| Aethelbert | Name Of A King | Male |
| Aethelflaed | Sister Of King Edward | Female |
| Aethelfrith | Name Of A King | Male |
| Aethelhere | Name Of A King | Male |
| Aethelred | Name Of A King | Male |
| Aethelstan | Name Of A King | Male |
| Aethelthryth | Wife Of King Ecgfrith | Female |
7-Letter N-Names Like Nerthus
24 names that share Nerthus's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Nerthus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Nerthus
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 Nerthus.
Names That Rhyme with Nerthus
18 baby names that share Nerthus's last 3 letters — -hus. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anghus | Exceptionally Strong | Celtic | Male |
| Brehus | A Knight | Arthurian | Male |
| Dryhus | Aramaic Form Of Darius (Rich) | Hebrew | Male |
| Xuthus | Myth Name (Son Of Helen) | Greek | Male |
| Aonghus | Exceptionally Strong | Celtic | Male |
| Dolphus | Abbreviation Of Adolphus Noble Wolf. | German | Male |
| Ferghus | Manly | Celtic | Male |
| Inachus | Myth Name (A River God) | Greek | Male |
| Pyrrhus | Myth Name (King Of Epirus) | Greek | Male |
| Xanthus | Myth Name (A River God) | Greek | Male |
| Adolphus | Noble Wolf. | German | Male |
| Fearghus | Manly | Celtic | Male |
| Josephus | God Will Multiply | Hebrew | Male |
| Sisyphus | Myth Name (Son Of Aelous) | Greek | Male |
| Telephus | Myth Name (Son Of Hercules) | Greek | Male |
| Aegisthus | Myth Name (Cousin Of Agamemnon) | Greek | Male |
| Antilochus | Myth Name (Son Of Nestor) | Greek | Male |
| Ascalaphus | Myth Name (Turned Into An Owl By Persephone) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Nerthus
7 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Nerthus — Ner-. Good for parents who like Nerthus's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.