Names Like Petrus — Find Similar Baby Names
Petrus is a 6-letter Arthurian boys' name meaning “One Of Joseph's Disciples”. This page collects 126 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Peleus and Peneus, Arthurian cousins like Aballach and Accalon, rhyming names ending in -rus like Brus and Irus, and names sharing the “disciples” concept like Zacchaeus.
For the full Petrus profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Petrus page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Petrus
24 baby names that differ from Petrus 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 |
| Peneus | 2 | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Perris | 2 | Variant Of Perry. Pear Tree. | English | Male |
| Petra | 2 | Rock | Greek | Female |
| Petre | 2 | Rock | Romanian | Male |
| Petrov | 2 | Peterka's Son | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Paris | 3 | Myth Name (Son Of Priam) | Greek | Male |
| Patric | 3 | Patrician: Noble. Form Of Patrick. | French | Male |
| Pearce | 3 | Form Of Piers From Peter. | Irish | Male |
| Pedra | 3 | Stone | Spanish | Female |
| Pedro | 3 | A Rock. Form Of Peter. | Spanish | Male |
| Peer | 3 | A Rock. Form Of Peter. | German | Male |
| Pegasus | 3 | Myth Name (Winged Horse) | Greek | Male |
| Peirce | 3 | Rock | English | 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 |
| Penrod | 3 | Famous Commander | German | Male |
| Pentheus | 3 | Myth Name (A King Of Thebes) | Greek | Male |
| Percy | 3 | Pierce | French | Male |
| Perke | 3 | Devoted To God | Hebrew | Female |
| Perren | 3 | French Form Of Peter | French | Male |
| Perrin | 3 | Rock | French | Male |
| Perry | 3 | Pear Tree | Anglo | Male |
More Arthurian Names
24 baby names that share Petrus’s Arthurian origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aballach | Father Of Modron | Male |
| Accalon | Lover Of Margan Le Fay (Fifteenth Century) | Male |
| Acheflour | White Flower | Female |
| Acheflow | White Flower | Female |
| Ade | A Mistress Of Lancelot | Female |
| Aglaral | Brother Of Percival | Male |
| Aglarale | Brother Of Percival | Male |
| Aglaval | Brother Of Percival (Fourteenth Century) | Male |
| Agravain | Brother Of Gawain | Male |
| Albiona | White | Female |
| Alexandre | Nephew Of King Mark (Twelfth Century) | Male |
| Alis | Brother Of Cliges | Male |
| Alixandre | Nephew Of King Mark | Male |
| Amr | Son Of Arthur (Ninth Century) | Male |
| Andret | King Mark's Nephew | Male |
| Angharad | A Love Of Peredur | Female |
| Angharat | A Love Of Peredur | Female |
| Anglides | Mother Of Alexandre (Twelfth Century) | Female |
| Anguysh | Father Of Isolde | Male |
| Anir | Son Of Arthur | Male |
| Anna | Arthur's Sister | Female |
| Antfortas | Keeper Of The Grail (Thirteenth Century) | Male |
| Antor | Foster Father Of Arthur (Thirteenth Century) | Male |
| Apollo | Uncle Of Tristan | Male |
6-Letter P-Names Like Petrus
24 names that share Petrus's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Petrus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Petrus
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 Petrus.
Names That Rhyme with Petrus
18 baby names that share Petrus's last 3 letters — -rus. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brus | From Bruys | Gaelic | Male |
| Irus | Myth Name (Challenged Odysseus On His Return To Ithaca) | Greek | Male |
| Cyrus | Sun | Greek | Male |
| Eurus | Myth Name (God Of The East Wind) | Greek | Male |
| Horus | Myth Name (God Of The Sky) | Egyptian | Male |
| Tyrus | Modern Blend Of Tyrone And Cyrus: Or A Reference To The Ancient Pho... | English | Male |
| Ambrus | Hungarian Form Of Ambrose (Immortal) | Hungarian | Male |
| Butrus | Arabic Form Of Peter (Stone) | Arabic | Male |
| Florus | Flower | French | Male |
| Icarus | Myth Name (Son Of Daedalus) | Greek | Male |
| Jairus | Jehovah Enlightens. | Hebrew | Male |
| Ondrus | Manly | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Seorus | Farmer | Gaelic | Male |
| Abderus | Myth Name (A Friend Of Hercules) | Greek | Male |
| Lazarus | God Will Help | Hebrew | Male |
| Cerberus | Myth Name (Guardian To The Gate Of Hades) | Greek | Male |
| Pandarus | Myth Name (Killed For Breaking A Truce) | Greek | Male |
| Zephyrus | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Petrus
17 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Petrus — Pet-. Good for parents who like Petrus's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peta | Blackfoot Name Meaning " Golden Eagle." PETUNIA | Native American | Female |
| Pete | A Rock. Form Of Peter. | English | Male |
| Peter | Rock | Greek | Male |
| Petra | Rock | Greek | Female |
| Petre | Rock | Romanian | Male |
| Petiri | Meaning Unknown | Egyptian | Male |
| Petrov | Peterka's Son | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Peterka | Stone | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Peterke | Hungarian Form Of Peter (Rock) | Hungarian | Male |
| Petrina | Rock | Greek | Female |
| Petrine | Feminine Of Pedar (Rock) | Danish | Female |
| Petunia | Flower Name | Native American | Female |
| Peterson | A Rock. Form Of Peter. | English | Male |
| Peta-Gaye | Unknown | English | Female |
| Petronela | Rock | Romanian | Female |
| Petronilla | Rock | German | Female |
| Petronille | Rock | German | Female |