Names Like Pelias — Find Similar Baby Names
Pelias is a 6-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Son Of Poseidon)”. This page collects 121 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Peleus and Pellam, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -ias like Dnias and Elias, and names sharing the “poseidon” concept like Agenor and Amycus.
For the full Pelias profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Pelias page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Pelias
24 baby names that differ from Pelias by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peleus | 2 | Myth Name (Father Of Achilles) | Greek | Male |
| Pellam | 2 | Father Of Pelles | Arthurian | Male |
| Pelleas | 2 | A Fisher King | Arthurian | Male |
| Pelles | 2 | A Fisher King | Arthurian | Male |
| Pelops | 2 | Myth Name (Father Of Atreus) | Greek | Male |
| Paella | 3 | Mantle | English | Male |
| Palba | 3 | Blond | Spanish | Female |
| Palban | 3 | Blond | Spanish | Male |
| Paliki | 3 | Little | Hungarian | Female |
| Paris | 3 | Myth Name (Son Of Priam) | Greek | Male |
| Pazia | 3 | Golden | Hebrew | Female |
| Peada | 3 | Name Of A Prince | Anglo | Male |
| Peadar | 3 | Gaelic Form Of Peter (Rock) | Gaelic | Male |
| Pedar | 3 | Rock | Danish | Male |
| Pedra | 3 | Stone | Spanish | Female |
| Peigi | 3 | Peg | Gaelic | Female |
| Pekar | 3 | Baker | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Pekka | 3 | Stone | Finnish | Male |
| Pelagia | 3 | Dweller By The Sea | Greek | Female |
| Pelicia | 3 | Weaver | Greek | Female |
| Pell | 3 | Mantle | English | Male |
| Pellean | 3 | Percival's Father | Arthurian | Male |
| Pelopia | 3 | Myth Name (Mother Of Aegisthus) | Greek | Female |
| Penda | 3 | Swahili Name Meaning "Beloved." | African | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Pelias’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 Pelias
24 names that share Pelias's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Pelias's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Pelias
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 Pelias.
Names That Rhyme with Pelias
18 baby names that share Pelias's last 3 letters — -ias. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dnias | A Murderer | Arthurian | Male |
| Elias | My God Is Jehovah. Variant Of Hebrew Elijah. | Spanish | Male |
| Ilias | Jehovah Is God | Hebrew | Male |
| Illias | Jehovah Is God | Hebrew | Male |
| Isaias | God's Helper | Hebrew | Male |
| Josias | God Is Salvation | Hebrew | Male |
| Loxias | Crooked | Greek | Male |
| Matias | Gift Of God. | Spanish | Male |
| Tobias | Goodness Of God | Hebrew | Male |
| Tohias | God Is Good | Spanish | Male |
| Mathias | "Variant Of Matthias, Biblical Name Meaning" | Hebrew | Male |
| Mattias | Gift From God | Hebrew | Male |
| Jeremias | Jehovah Exalts. | Spanish | Male |
| Matthias | Gift Of God. | English | Male |
| Tiresias | Myth Name (A Blind Seer) | Greek | Male |
| Zacarias | Remembered By God | Spanish | Male |
| Hieremias | God Will Uplift | Hebrew | Male |
| Proinsias | Frank | Gaelic | Male |
Names That Start Like Pelias
13 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Pelias — Pel-. Good for parents who like Pelias'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 |
| 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 |