Names Like Pelagia — Find Similar Baby Names
Pelagia is a 7-letter Greek girls' name meaning “Dweller By The Sea”. This page collects 92 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Pelicia and Pelopia, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -gia like Ligia and Georgia, and names sharing the “dweller” concept like Boell and Crannog.
For the full Pelagia profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Pelagia page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Pelagia
10 baby names that differ from Pelagia by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelicia | 2 | Weaver | Greek | Female |
| Pelopia | 2 | Myth Name (Mother Of Aegisthus) | Greek | Female |
| Palassa | 3 | This African Name Was Popular Among African Slaves In North America. | African | Male |
| Pazia | 3 | Golden | Hebrew | Female |
| Peada | 3 | Name Of A Prince | Anglo | Male |
| Peigi | 3 | Peg | Gaelic | Female |
| Pelias | 3 | Myth Name (Son Of Poseidon) | Greek | Male |
| Perahta | 3 | Glorious | German | Female |
| Petunia | 3 | Flower Name | Native American | Female |
| Placida | 3 | Tranquil | Spanish | Female |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Pelagia’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 Pelagia
24 names that share Pelagia's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Pelagia's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Pelagia
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 Pelagia.
Names That Rhyme with Pelagia
3 baby names that share Pelagia's last 3 letters — -gia. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Pelagia
13 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Pelagia — Pel-. Good for parents who like Pelagia's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pell | Mantle | English | Male |
| Peleus | Myth Name (Father Of Achilles) | Greek | Male |
| Pelias | Myth Name (Son Of Poseidon) | Greek | Male |
| Pellam | Father Of Pelles | Arthurian | Male |
| Pelles | A Fisher King | Arthurian | Male |
| Pelops | Myth Name (Father Of Atreus) | Greek | Male |
| Pelicia | Weaver | Greek | Female |
| Pellean | Percival's Father | Arthurian | Male |
| Pelleas | A Fisher King | Arthurian | Male |
| Pelltun | From The Pool Farm | English | Male |
| Pelopia | Myth Name (Mother Of Aegisthus) | Greek | Female |
| Pellanor | Name Of A King | Arthurian | Male |
| Pellinore | Name Of A King | Arthurian | Male |