Names Like Nimue — Find Similar Baby Names
Nimue is a 5-letter Arthurian girls' name meaning “The Lady Of The Lake”. This page collects 99 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Niece and Nieve, Arthurian cousins like Aballach and Accalon, and names sharing the “lady” concept like Adonia and Astolat.
For the full Nimue profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Nimue page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Nimue
24 baby names that differ from Nimue by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niece | 2 | Choice | Celtic | Male |
| Nieve | 2 | Snowy | Spanish | Female |
| Niguel | 2 | Champion Form Of Niall. | Spanish | Male |
| Nike | 2 | Myth Name (Goddess Of Victory) | Greek | Female |
| Nile | 2 | From The Nile | Egyptian | Female |
| Nimah | 2 | Blessing; Loan | Arabic | Female |
| Nimat | 2 | Blessings; Loans | Arabic | Female |
| Niobe | 2 | Fern | Greek | Female |
| Niru | 2 | Strength / Power | Persian | Male |
| Nadie | 3 | Algonquin Name Meaning "Wise." | Native American | Female |
| Nahum | 3 | Compassionate | Hebrew | Male |
| Naile | 3 | Tall And Slender | Chamoru | Female |
| Naim | 3 | Comfort; Tranquility | Arabic | Male |
| Naima | 3 | Comfort; Amenity; Peace | Arabic | Female |
| Nairne | 3 | Dwells At The Alder Tree River | Scottish | Female |
| Najee | 3 | Means Safe | Arabic | Male |
| Nami | 3 | Wave | Japanese | Female |
| Namid | 3 | Cheyenne Name Meaning "Star Dancer." | Native American | Female |
| Namo | 3 | Legend Name | French | Male |
| Nape | 3 | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Narve | 3 | Strong | Dutch | Male |
| Nate | 3 | Given. Form Of Nathan. | Hebrew | Male |
| Neale | 3 | Champion | Celtic | Male |
| Neese | 3 | Choice | Celtic | Male |
More Arthurian Names
24 baby names that share Nimue’s Arthurian origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aballach | Father Of Modron | Male |
| Accalon | Lover Of Margan Le Fay (Fifteenth Century) | Male |
| Acheflour | White Flower | Female |
| Acheflow | White Flower | Female |
| Ade | A Mistress Of Lancelot | Female |
| Aglaral | Brother Of Percival | Male |
| Aglarale | Brother Of Percival | Male |
| Aglaval | Brother Of Percival (Fourteenth Century) | Male |
| Agravain | Brother Of Gawain | Male |
| Albiona | White | Female |
| Alexandre | Nephew Of King Mark (Twelfth Century) | Male |
| Alis | Brother Of Cliges | Male |
| Alixandre | Nephew Of King Mark | Male |
| Amr | Son Of Arthur (Ninth Century) | Male |
| Andret | King Mark's Nephew | Male |
| Angharad | A Love Of Peredur | Female |
| Angharat | A Love Of Peredur | Female |
| Anglides | Mother Of Alexandre (Twelfth Century) | Female |
| Anguysh | Father Of Isolde | Male |
| Anir | Son Of Arthur | Male |
| Anna | Arthur's Sister | Female |
| Antfortas | Keeper Of The Grail (Thirteenth Century) | Male |
| Antor | Foster Father Of Arthur (Thirteenth Century) | Male |
| Apollo | Uncle Of Tristan | Male |
5-Letter N-Names Like Nimue
24 names that share Nimue's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Nimue's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Nimue
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 Nimue.
Names That Start Like Nimue
3 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Nimue — Nim-. Good for parents who like Nimue's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.