Names Like Penthea — Find Similar Baby Names
Penthea is a 7-letter Greek girls' name meaning “Born Fifth”. This page collects 115 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Panthea and Pentheus, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -hea like Rhea and Shea, and names sharing the “fifth” concept like Anum and Buinton.
For the full Penthea profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Penthea page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Penthea
13 baby names that differ from Penthea by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthea | 1 | All The Gods | Greek | Female |
| Pentheus | 2 | Myth Name (A King Of Thebes) | Greek | Male |
| Penda | 3 | Swahili Name Meaning "Beloved." | African | Male |
| Penina | 3 | Pearl | Hebrew | Female |
| Penley | 3 | From The Enclosed Pasture Meadow | English | Male |
| Pennleah | 3 | From The Enclosed Pasture Meadow | English | Male |
| Pensee | 3 | Thoughtful | French | Female |
| Penton | 3 | From The Enclosed Farm | English | Male |
| Perahta | 3 | Glorious | German | Female |
| Perth | 3 | From The Thorn-Bush Thicket | Celtic | Male |
| Peter | 3 | Rock | Greek | Male |
| Petra | 3 | Rock | Greek | Female |
| Petre | 3 | Rock | Romanian | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Penthea’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 Penthea
24 names that share Penthea's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Penthea's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Penthea
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 Penthea.
Names That Rhyme with Penthea
18 baby names that share Penthea's last 3 letters — -hea. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhea | Myth Name (Wife Of Cronus) | Greek | Female |
| Shea | Majestic | Irish | Male |
| Thea | Divine | Greek | Female |
| Oshea | Surname. | Irish | Male |
| Bethea | Maid-Servant Of Jehovah. | Hebrew | Female |
| Cumhea | Hound Of The Plains | Irish | Male |
| Lashea | Lovely. | Greek | Female |
| Mathea | God's Gift | Hebrew | Female |
| Alethea | "Honesty; Truth." Variants Include Alathia, Alecta, Aleethia, Aleta... | Greek | Female |
| Alyshea | Alternate Spelling: Alicia. Sweet. | German | Female |
| Elethea | Healer | English | Female |
| Matthea | God's Gift | Hebrew | Female |
| Panthea | All The Gods | Greek | Female |
| Amalthea | Myth Name (Nursed Zeus) | Greek | Female |
| Annathea | English | Female | |
| Dorothea | Danish Form Of Dorothy (God's Gift) | Danish | Female |
| Eidothea | Myth Name (A Sea Nymph) | Greek | Female |
| Timothea | Honoring God | Greek | Female |
Names That Start Like Penthea
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Penthea — Pen-. Good for parents who like Penthea's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn | From The Enclosure | English | Male |
| Penda | Swahili Name Meaning "Beloved." | African | Male |
| Peneus | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Penina | Pearl | Hebrew | Female |
| Penley | From The Enclosed Pasture Meadow | English | Male |
| Penrod | Famous Commander | German | Male |
| Pensee | Thoughtful | French | Female |
| Penton | From The Enclosed Farm | English | Male |
| Pendewe | One | English | Female |
| Peninah | Pearl | Hebrew | Female |
| Penrith | From Penrith | Anglo | Male |
| Pendaran | Meaning Unknown | Celtic | Male |
| Penelope | Myth Name (Faithful Wife Of Odysseus) | Greek | Female |
| Penleigh | From The Enclosed Pasture Meadow | English | Male |
| Pennleah | From The Enclosed Pasture Meadow | English | Male |
| Pentheus | Myth Name (A King Of Thebes) | Greek | Male |
| Penarddun | Myth Name (Daughter Of Beli) | Celtic | Female |
| Pendragon | From The Dragon's Enclosed Land | Anglo | Male |