Names Like Palmer — Find Similar Baby Names
Palmer is a 6-letter English boys' name meaning “Pilgrim”. This page collects 121 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Palmere and Palben, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, rhyming names ending in -mer like Omer and Almer, and names sharing the “pilgrim” concept like Hajjaj and Palmere.
For the full Palmer profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Palmer page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Palmer
24 baby names that differ from Palmer by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmere | 1 | Pilgrim | English | Male |
| Palben | 2 | Blond | Basque | Male |
| Palmira | 2 | From The City Of Palms | Spanish | Female |
| Parker | 2 | Keeper Of The Forest | English | Male |
| Paden | 3 | Royal | Scottish | Male |
| Padma | 3 | Lotus | Indian | Female |
| Page | 3 | Child | Greek | Female |
| Paget | 3 | Attendant | French | Male |
| Paien | 3 | Name Of A Nobleman | French | Male |
| Paige | 3 | Attendant | French | Female |
| Paine | 3 | Pagan | English | Male |
| Palba | 3 | Blond | Spanish | Female |
| Palban | 3 | Blond | Spanish | Male |
| Paliki | 3 | Little | Hungarian | Female |
| Pall | 3 | Bitter | Hebrew | Female |
| Paloma | 3 | Dove | Spanish | Female |
| Palt El | 3 | God Liberates | Hebrew | Male |
| Palti | 3 | God Liberates | Hebrew | Male |
| Pamela | 3 | Made From Honey | Greek | Female |
| Pamuy | 3 | Water Moon (Hopi) | Native American | Female |
| Parke | 3 | Of The Forest | English | Male |
| Parle | 3 | Little Rock | English | Male |
| Parmis | 3 | Unknown | English | Female |
| Parnel | 3 | Nineteenth-Century Irish Nationalist Charles Parnell. | Irish | Male |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Palmer’s English origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaric | Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy. | Male |
| Aarika | "Alternate Spelling: Erika, Erica, Ericka." | Female |
| Aarshiya | Heavenly | Female |
| Aase | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | Female |
| Aasiya | "Derived From The Arabic Verb, To Abound, And Means Abundant, Flourishing, Th... | Female |
| Aaylah | Light Bearer | Female |
| Abbigale | Female | |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abrianna | Mother Of Many Nations. | Female |
| Abriell | Variant Of Gabrielle. | Male |
| Acker | From The Oak Tree | Male |
| Ackerley | From The Oak-Tree Meadow | Male |
| Ackerman | Man Of Oak | Male |
| Ackley | Dwells At The Oak Tree Meadow | Male |
| Adalbeorht | Noble | Female |
| Adalbrechta | Noble | Female |
| Adalson | Son Of All | Male |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male |
| Adda | Wealthy | Female |
| Addaneye | Lives On The Noble's Island | Male |
| Addilynn | Female | |
| Addis | Son Of Adam | Male |
| Addisen | Child Of Adam | Male |
6-Letter P-Names Like Palmer
24 names that share Palmer's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Palmer's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Palmer
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 Palmer.
Names That Rhyme with Palmer
18 baby names that share Palmer's last 3 letters — -mer. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omer | First Son | Arabic | Male |
| Almer | Infamous | English | Male |
| Elmer | Lives At The Elm Tree Moor Famed: Noble. | English | Male |
| Homer | Security | Greek | Male |
| Somer | Born In Summer | French | Male |
| Symer | Famous In Battle | English | Male |
| Wymer | Famous In Battle | English | Male |
| Aylmer | Infamous | English | Male |
| Beamer | Trumpeter | English | Male |
| Delmer | Mariner Of The Sea. | French | Male |
| Filmer | Famous | English | Male |
| Gilmer | Sword Bearer. | Scottish | Male |
| Helmer | Wrath Of The Warrior HENDRIK,HENRIK,HENERIK, HARRY, HENNING, HENRI,... | German | Male |
| Narmer | Name Of A King | Egyptian | Male |
| Summer | Born During The Summer | English | Female |
| Wilmer | Resolute, Famous | German | Male |
| Chalmer | Rules The Home | Scottish | Male |
| Latimer | Interprets Latin | English | Male |
Names That Start Like Palmer
17 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Palmer — Pal-. Good for parents who like Palmer'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 |
| 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 |
| Palamedes | Myth Name (Son Of Nauplius) | Greek | Male |
| Palomydes | A Knight | Arthurian | Male |
| Palsmedes | A Knight | Arthurian | Male |