Names Like Philoctetes — Find Similar Baby Names
Philoctetes is an 11-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Killed Paris)”. This page collects 84 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -tes like Bates and Yates, and names sharing the “killed” concept like Abhimanyu and Antaeus.
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More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Philoctetes’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 |
11-Letter P-Names Like Philoctetes
4 names that share Philoctetes's exact length (11 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Philoctetes's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Philoctetes
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 Philoctetes.
Names That Rhyme with Philoctetes
18 baby names that share Philoctetes's last 3 letters — -tes. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bates | Variant Of Bartholomew Often Used As A Surname. | English | Male |
| Yates | Lives By The Gates | English | Male |
| Zetes | Myth Name (Son Of Boreas) | Greek | Male |
| Aeetes | Myth Name (Medea's Father) | Greek | Male |
| Brites | Strong | Celtic | Female |
| Montes | Mountain. Abbreviation Of Montague And Montgomery. | Spanish | Male |
| Sketes | Swift | English | Male |
| Acestes | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Achates | Myth Name (Companion Of Aeneas) | Greek | Male |
| Iobates | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Laertes | Myth Name (Father Of Odysseus) | Greek | Male |
| Orestes | From The Mountain | Greek | Male |
| Polites | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Zelotes | Zealous | Greek | Male |
| Atlantes | Legend Name | French | Male |
| Socrates | Name Of A Philosopher | Greek | Male |
| Thyestes | Myth Name (Brother Of Atreus) | Greek | Male |
| Thersites | Myth Name (Soldier In The Trojan War) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Philoctetes
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Philoctetes — Phi-. Good for parents who like Philoctetes's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil | Fond Of Horses. Form Of Phillip. | English | Male |
| Phila | Loving | Greek | Female |
| Philo | Friend | Greek | Male |
| Phiala | Saintname | Irish | Female |
| Philip | Loves Horses | French | Male |
| Philana | Lover Of Man | Greek | Female |
| Philip, | Lover Of Horses | Greek | Male |
| Philips | Son Of Philip | English | Male |
| Phillip | Fond Of Horses. One Of The Biblical 12 Apostles. | English | Male |
| Phineas | Oracle | Hebrew | Male |
| Philemon | Loves Thought | Greek | Male |
| Philippa | Lover Of Horses. Variant Of Masculine Philipp. | Greek | Female |
| Philippe | Loves Horses | French | Male |
| Phillida | Loving | Greek | Female |
| Phillipa | Loves Horses | French | Female |
| Phillipe | Loves Horses | French | Male |
| Phillips | Son Of Philip | English | Male |
| Philander | Lover Of Man | Greek | Male |