Names Like Pegasus — Find Similar Baby Names
Pegasus is a 7-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Winged Horse)”. This page collects 88 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Paegastun and Peleus, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -sus like Jesus and Nisus, and names sharing the “winged” concept like Adelita and Aldara.
For the full Pegasus profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Pegasus page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Pegasus
7 baby names that differ from Pegasus by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paegastun | 3 | From The Fighter's Farm | English | Male |
| Peleus | 3 | Myth Name (Father Of Achilles) | Greek | Male |
| Peneus | 3 | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Persis | 3 | From Persia | Greek | Female |
| Persius | 3 | Myth Name (Son Of Danae) | Greek | Male |
| Petrus | 3 | One Of Joseph's Disciples | Arthurian | Male |
| Priapus | 3 | Myth Name (God Of Fertility) | Greek | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Pegasus’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 P-Names Like Pegasus
24 names that share Pegasus's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Pegasus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Pegasus
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 Pegasus.
Names That Rhyme with Pegasus
8 baby names that share Pegasus's last 3 letters — -sus. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus | Named For Jesus | Spanish | Male |
| Nisus | Myth Name (Father Of Scylla) | Greek | Male |
| Celsus | Name Of A Saint | Irish | Male |
| Mopsus | Myth Name (A Seer) | Greek | Male |
| Rhesus | Myth Name (King Of Thrace) | Greek | Male |
| Nemausus | Mythical God Of Nimes | Celtic | Male |
| Alphonsus | Noble Or Ready | Irish | Male |
| Narcissus | Daffodil | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Pegasus
1 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Pegasus — Peg-. Good for parents who like Pegasus's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peg | Pearl | Greek | Female |