Names Like Oedipus — Find Similar Baby Names
Oedipus is a 7-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Swollen Foot”. This page collects 76 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Oeneus and Oengus, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -pus like Asopus and Priapus, and names sharing the “swollen” concept like Niichaad.
For the full Oedipus profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Oedipus page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Oedipus
3 baby names that differ from Oedipus by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Oedipus’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 |
7-Letter O-Names Like Oedipus
24 names that share Oedipus's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Oedipus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Oedipus
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 Oedipus.
Names That Rhyme with Oedipus
8 baby names that share Oedipus's last 3 letters — -pus. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asopus | Myth Name (Son Of Hector Killed At Troy) | Greek | Male |
| Priapus | Myth Name (God Of Fertility) | Greek | Male |
| Senapus | Legend Name | French | Male |
| Melampus | Myth Name (Seer) | Greek | Male |
| Ctesippus | Myth Name (One Of Penelope's Suitors) | Greek | Male |
| Plexippus | Myth Name (An Argonaut) | Greek | Male |
| Melanippus | Myth Name (Helps Defend Thebes Against The Attackers) | Greek | Male |
| Hippocampus | Myth Name (A Horse Of Poseidon) | Greek | Male |