Names Like Perdix — Find Similar Baby Names
Perdix is a 6-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Killed By His Uncle)”. This page collects 116 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Perkin and Perrin, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -dix like Dix and Maddix, and names sharing the “killed” concept like Abhimanyu and Antaeus.
For the full Perdix profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Perdix page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Perdix
24 baby names that differ from Perdix by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perkin | 2 | Little Rock | English | Male |
| Perrin | 2 | Rock | French | Male |
| Perris | 2 | Variant Of Perry. Pear Tree. | English | Male |
| Persis | 2 | From Persia | Greek | Female |
| Paris | 3 | Myth Name (Son Of Priam) | Greek | Male |
| Parkin | 3 | Little Rock | English | Male |
| Parmis | 3 | Unknown | English | 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 |
| Pedro | 3 | A Rock. Form Of Peter. | Spanish | Male |
| Peigi | 3 | Peg | Gaelic | Female |
| Penda | 3 | Swahili Name Meaning "Beloved." | African | Male |
| Pepik | 3 | God Will Add | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Pepin | 3 | Petitioner | German | Male |
| Peppi | 3 | Petitioner | German | Male |
| Peppin | 3 | Name Of A King | French | Male |
| Percy | 3 | Pierce | French | Male |
| Peredur | 3 | Meaning Unknown | Arthurian | Male |
| Perekin | 3 | Little Rock | English | Male |
| Perke | 3 | Devoted To God | Hebrew | Female |
| Perkins | 3 | Son Of Perkin | English | Male |
| Pernel | 3 | Little Rock | English | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Perdix’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 Perdix
24 names that share Perdix's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Perdix's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Perdix
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 Perdix.
Names That Rhyme with Perdix
2 baby names that share Perdix's last 3 letters — -dix. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Perdix
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Perdix — Per-. Good for parents who like Perdix's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per | A Rock. Form Of Peter. | German | Male |
| Pert | From The Thorn Bush Or Thicket | Celtic | Male |
| Percy | Pierce | French | Male |
| Perke | Devoted To God | Hebrew | Female |
| Perry | Pear Tree | Anglo | Male |
| Perth | From The Thorn-Bush Thicket | Celtic | Male |
| Perye | From The Pear Tree | English | Male |
| Perkin | Little Rock | English | Male |
| Pernel | Little Rock | English | Male |
| Perren | French Form Of Peter | French | Male |
| Perrin | Rock | French | Male |
| Perris | Variant Of Perry. Pear Tree. | English | Male |
| Perryn | French Form Of Peter | French | Male |
| Persis | From Persia | Greek | Female |
| Perzsi | Devoted To God | Hebrew | Female |
| Perahta | Glorious | German | Female |
| Peredur | Meaning Unknown | Arthurian | Male |
| Perekin | Little Rock | English | Male |