Names Like Palamedes — Find Similar Baby Names
Palamedes is a 9-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Son Of Nauplius)”. This page collects 100 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Palsmedes and Palomydes, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, and rhyming names ending in -des like Des and Rodes.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Palamedes
5 baby names that differ from Palamedes by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Palamedes’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 |
9-Letter P-Names Like Palamedes
24 names that share Palamedes's exact length (9 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Palamedes's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Palamedes
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 Palamedes.
Names That Rhyme with Palamedes
18 baby names that share Palamedes's last 3 letters — -des. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des | Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With Des. | English | Male |
| Rodes | Lives Near The Crucifix | English | Male |
| Hyades | Myth Name (Name For The Nymphs) | Greek | Female |
| Rhodes | Lives Near The Crucifix | English | Male |
| Alcides | Descended From Alcaeus | Greek | Male |
| Lourdes | Reference To The Virgin Mary | Spanish | Female |
| Pylades | Myth Name (Friend Of Orestes) | Greek | Male |
| Agamedes | Myth Name (Murdered By His Brother For Theft) | Greek | Male |
| Anglides | Mother Of Alexandre (Twelfth Century) | Arthurian | Female |
| Atreides | Descended From Atreus | Greek | Male |
| Diomedes | Myth Name (An Evil King) | Greek | Male |
| Leonides | Lion | Spanish | Male |
| Louredes | Reference To The Virgin Mary | Spanish | Female |
| Mercedes | Mercy | Spanish | Female |
| Morcades | Sister Of Arthur | Arthurian | Female |
| Gertrudes | Spanish Form Of Gertrude Spear | Spanish | Female |
| Lycomedes | Myth Name (A King Of Scyros) | Greek | Male |
| Palomydes | A Knight | Arthurian | Male |
Names That Start Like Palamedes
17 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Palamedes — Pal-. Good for parents who like Palamedes's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pall | Bitter | Hebrew | Female |
| Palba | Blond | Spanish | Female |
| Palti | God Liberates | Hebrew | Male |
| Palban | Blond | Spanish | Male |
| Palben | Blond | Basque | Male |
| Paliki | Little | Hungarian | Female |
| Palmer | Pilgrim | English | Male |
| Paloma | Dove | Spanish | Female |
| Palassa | This African Name Was Popular Among African Slaves In North America. | African | Male |
| Palmere | Pilgrim | English | Male |
| Palmira | From The City Of Palms | Spanish | Female |
| Palt El | God Liberates | Hebrew | Male |
| Palaemon | Myth Name (A Sea God) | Greek | Male |
| Pallatin | Fighter. | Native American | Male |
| Pallaton | Warrior | Native American | Male |
| Palomydes | A Knight | Arthurian | Male |
| Palsmedes | A Knight | Arthurian | Male |