Names Like Pelops — Find Similar Baby Names
Pelops is a 6-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Father Of Atreus)”. This page collects 104 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Peleus and Pelias, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -ops like Cheops and Cecrops, and names sharing the “father” concept like Aballach and Abarrane.
For the full Pelops profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Pelops page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Pelops
21 baby names that differ from Pelops 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 |
| Pelias | 2 | Myth Name (Son Of Poseidon) | Greek | Male |
| Pelles | 2 | A Fisher King | Arthurian | Male |
| Pelopia | 2 | Myth Name (Mother Of Aegisthus) | Greek | Female |
| Phelps | 2 | Son Of Philip | English | Male |
| Paloma | 3 | Dove | Spanish | Female |
| Pell | 3 | Mantle | English | Male |
| Pellam | 3 | Father Of Pelles | Arthurian | Male |
| Pelleas | 3 | A Fisher King | Arthurian | Male |
| Penelope | 3 | Myth Name (Faithful Wife Of Odysseus) | Greek | Female |
| Peneus | 3 | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Peony | 3 | Flower | Greek | Female |
| Pepe | 3 | Spanish Form Of Joseph He Shall Add | Spanish | Male |
| Peppi | 3 | Petitioner | German | Male |
| Perris | 3 | Variant Of Perry. Pear Tree. | English | Male |
| Persis | 3 | From Persia | Greek | Female |
| Petrus | 3 | One Of Joseph's Disciples | Arthurian | Male |
| Phelot | 3 | Meaning Unknown | Arthurian | Male |
| Philips | 3 | Son Of Philip | English | Male |
| Poloma | 3 | Choctaw Name Meaning " Bow." | Native American | Female |
| Pules | 3 | Algonquin Name Meaning "Pigeon." ROZENE | Native American | Female |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Pelops’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 Pelops
24 names that share Pelops's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Pelops's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Pelops
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 Pelops.
Names That Rhyme with Pelops
2 baby names that share Pelops's last 3 letters — -ops. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Pelops
13 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Pelops — Pel-. Good for parents who like Pelops'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 |
| 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 |