Names Like Pentheus — Find Similar Baby Names
Pentheus is an 8-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (A King Of Thebes)”. This page collects 116 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Peneus and Penthea, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -eus like Zeus and Coeus, and names sharing the “thebes” concept like Adrastus and Alcmaeon.
For the full Pentheus profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Pentheus page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Pentheus
8 baby names that differ from Pentheus by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peneus | 2 | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Penthea | 2 | Born Fifth | Greek | Female |
| Pittheus | 2 | Myth Name (King Of Trozen) | Greek | Male |
| Panthea | 3 | All The Gods | Greek | Female |
| Peleus | 3 | Myth Name (Father Of Achilles) | Greek | Male |
| Petrus | 3 | One Of Joseph's Disciples | Arthurian | Male |
| Pontus | 3 | Sea | Greek | Male |
| Proteus | 3 | Myth Name (A Sea God) | Greek | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Pentheus’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 |
8-Letter P-Names Like Pentheus
24 names that share Pentheus's exact length (8 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Pentheus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Pentheus
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 Pentheus.
Names That Rhyme with Pentheus
18 baby names that share Pentheus'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 |
| Peleus | Myth Name (Father Of Achilles) | 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 |
Names That Start Like Pentheus
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Pentheus — Pen-. Good for parents who like Pentheus'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 |
| Penthea | Born Fifth | Greek | Female |
| 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 |
| Penarddun | Myth Name (Daughter Of Beli) | Celtic | Female |
| Pendragon | From The Dragon's Enclosed Land | Anglo | Male |