Names Like Peleus — Find Similar Baby Names
Peleus is a 6-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Father Of Achilles)”. This page collects 127 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Peneus and Pelias, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -eus like Zeus and Coeus, and names sharing the “achilles” concept like Aeacus and Breezy.
For the full Peleus profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Peleus page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Peleus
24 baby names that differ from Peleus by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peneus | 1 | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Pelias | 2 | Myth Name (Son Of Poseidon) | Greek | Male |
| Pelleas | 2 | A Fisher King | Arthurian | Male |
| Pelles | 2 | A Fisher King | Arthurian | Male |
| Pelops | 2 | Myth Name (Father Of Atreus) | Greek | Male |
| Petrus | 2 | One Of Joseph's Disciples | Arthurian | Male |
| Pules | 2 | Algonquin Name Meaning "Pigeon." ROZENE | Native American | Female |
| Peer | 3 | A Rock. Form Of Peter. | German | Male |
| Pegasus | 3 | Myth Name (Winged Horse) | Greek | Male |
| Pell | 3 | Mantle | English | Male |
| Pellam | 3 | Father Of Pelles | Arthurian | Male |
| Pellean | 3 | Percival's Father | Arthurian | Male |
| Pelltun | 3 | From The Pool Farm | English | Male |
| Penley | 3 | From The Enclosed Pasture Meadow | English | Male |
| Pentheus | 3 | Myth Name (A King Of Thebes) | Greek | Male |
| Pepe | 3 | Spanish Form Of Joseph He Shall Add | Spanish | Male |
| Peredur | 3 | Meaning Unknown | Arthurian | Male |
| Peredwus | 3 | Name Of A King | Arthurian | Male |
| Perris | 3 | Variant Of Perry. Pear Tree. | English | Male |
| Persis | 3 | From Persia | Greek | Female |
| Persius | 3 | Myth Name (Son Of Danae) | Greek | Male |
| Pete | 3 | A Rock. Form Of Peter. | English | Male |
| Peter | 3 | Rock | Greek | Male |
| Phelps | 3 | Son Of Philip | English | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Peleus’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 |
6-Letter P-Names Like Peleus
24 names that share Peleus's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Peleus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Peleus
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 Peleus.
Names That Rhyme with Peleus
18 baby names that share Peleus's last 3 letters — -eus. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zeus | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Coeus | Myth Name (Father Of Leto) | Greek | Male |
| Aegeus | Myth Name (Second Husband Of Medea) | Greek | Male |
| Aloeus | Myth Name (Father Of Giants) | Greek | Male |
| Atreus | Myth Name (Father Of Agamemnon) | Greek | Male |
| Celeus | Myth Name (Father Of Triptolemus) | Greek | Male |
| Inteus | Has No Shame | Native American | Male |
| Neleus | Myth Name (Son Of Poseidon) | Greek | Male |
| Nereus | Myth Name (Father Of The Nereids) | Greek | Male |
| Oeneus | Myth Name (King Of Calydon) | Greek | Male |
| Peneus | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Tereus | Myth Name (King Of Thrace) | Greek | Male |
| Toxeus | Myth Name (Brother Of Althaea) | Greek | Male |
| Tydeus | Myth Name (Father Of Diomedes) | Greek | Male |
| Alpheus | Myth Name (River God) | Greek | Male |
| Ancaeus | Myth Name (An Argonaut) | Greek | Male |
| Antaeus | Myth Name (Killed By Hercules) | Greek | Male |
| Caeneus | Myth Name (A Woman Who Asked To Become A Man) | Greek | Female |
Names That Start Like Peleus
13 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Peleus — Pel-. Good for parents who like Peleus's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pell | Mantle | English | 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 |
| Pelagia | Dweller By The Sea | Greek | Female |
| 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 |