Names Like Persis — Find Similar Baby Names
Persis is a 6-letter Greek girls' name meaning “From Persia”. This page collects 118 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Perris and Persius, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -sis like Isis and Hausis, and names sharing the “persia” concept like Ester and Kourosh.
For the full Persis profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Persis page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Persis
24 baby names that differ from Persis by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perris | 1 | Variant Of Perry. Pear Tree. | English | Male |
| Persius | 1 | Myth Name (Son Of Danae) | Greek | Male |
| Paris | 2 | Myth Name (Son Of Priam) | Greek | Male |
| Parmis | 2 | Unknown | English | Female |
| Perdix | 2 | Myth Name (Killed By His Uncle) | Greek | Male |
| Perkin | 2 | Little Rock | English | Male |
| Perkins | 2 | Son Of Perkin | English | Male |
| Perrin | 2 | Rock | French | Male |
| Perzsi | 2 | Devoted To God | Hebrew | Female |
| Parkin | 3 | Little Rock | English | Male |
| Parkins | 3 | Son Of Parkin | English | Male |
| Parrish | 3 | Lives Near The Church | English | Male |
| Parsa | 3 | Pure- Virtuous-Righteous-Chaste-Faithful | Persian | Male |
| Pearson | 3 | Form Of Piers From Peter. | Irish | Male |
| Pegasus | 3 | Myth Name (Winged Horse) | Greek | Male |
| Peigi | 3 | Peg | Gaelic | Female |
| Peleus | 3 | Myth Name (Father Of Achilles) | Greek | Male |
| Pelias | 3 | Myth Name (Son Of Poseidon) | Greek | Male |
| Pelles | 3 | A Fisher King | Arthurian | Male |
| Pelops | 3 | Myth Name (Father Of Atreus) | Greek | Male |
| Peneus | 3 | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Pensee | 3 | Thoughtful | French | Female |
| Pepik | 3 | God Will Add | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Pepin | 3 | Petitioner | German | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Persis’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 Persis
24 names that share Persis's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Persis's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Persis
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 Persis.
Names That Rhyme with Persis
10 baby names that share Persis's last 3 letters — -sis. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isis | Myth Name (Goddess Of Magic) | Egyptian | Female |
| Hausis | Old Woman (Algonquin) | Native American | Female |
| Eudosis | Highly Regarded | Greek | Female |
| Genesis | Origin: Birth. Genisis Is The Name Of The First Book In The Bible.... | Hebrew | Female |
| Genisis | Origin: Birth. Genisis Is The Name Of The First Book In The Bible.... | Hebrew | Female |
| Jenasis | The Beginning | English | Female |
| Jenesis | Creation Or Beginning | Greek | Female |
| Nemesis | Myth Name (Goddess Of Vengeance) | Greek | Female |
| Lachesis | Myth Name (A Fate) | Greek | Female |
| Halithersis | Myth Name (Seer Who Warns Penelope's Suitors) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Persis
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Persis — Per-. Good for parents who like Persis'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 |
| Perdix | Myth Name (Killed By His Uncle) | Greek | 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 |
| Perzsi | Devoted To God | Hebrew | Female |
| Perahta | Glorious | German | Female |
| Peredur | Meaning Unknown | Arthurian | Male |
| Perekin | Little Rock | English | Male |