Names Like Philomela — Find Similar Baby Names
Philomela is a 9-letter Greek girls' name meaning “Nightingale”. This page collects 99 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Philomena and Philothea, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -ela like Bela and Fela, and names sharing the “nightingale” concept like Boulboul.
For the full Philomela profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Philomela page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Philomela
2 baby names that differ from Philomela by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Philomela’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 |
9-Letter P-Names Like Philomela
24 names that share Philomela's exact length (9 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Philomela's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Philomela
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 Philomela.
Names That Rhyme with Philomela
18 baby names that share Philomela's last 3 letters — -ela. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bela | White | Czechoslovakian | Female |
| Fela | West African Name Meaning "Warlike." | African | Male |
| Jela | Swahili Name Meaning "Father Was Suffering During Birth." | African | Male |
| Lela | Born At Night. | Arabic | Female |
| Sela | Rock | Hebrew | Female |
| Adela | Good Humor | French | Female |
| Akela | Hawaiian Form Of Adele, "Noble." | Hawaiian | Female |
| Arela | An Oath | Celtic | Female |
| Chela | Consolation | Spanish | Female |
| Erela | Angel | Hebrew | Female |
| Geela | Eternal Joy | Hebrew | Female |
| Kaela | Beloved Sweetheart. | Hebrew | Female |
| Leela | Play MADHUR | Indian | Female |
| Neela | Blue | Indian | Female |
| Nyela | One Who Will Succeed | Arabic | Female |
| Stela | Star | Romanian | Female |
| Teela | The Bird Teal: Also The Blue-Green Color. | English | Female |
| Udela | Wealthy | Anglo | Female |
Names That Start Like Philomela
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Philomela — Phi-. Good for parents who like Philomela'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 |