Names Like Pollux — Find Similar Baby Names
Pollux is a 6-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Brother Of Helen)”. This page collects 105 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Poll and Polly, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, and names sharing the “brother” concept like Absyrtus and Agamedes.
For the full Pollux profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Pollux page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Pollux
15 baby names that differ from Pollux by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | 2 | Bitter | Hebrew | Female |
| Polly | 2 | Bitter | Hebrew | Female |
| Pall | 3 | Bitter | Hebrew | Female |
| Peleus | 3 | Myth Name (Father Of Achilles) | Greek | Male |
| Pell | 3 | Mantle | English | Male |
| Pellam | 3 | Father Of Pelles | Arthurian | Male |
| Pelles | 3 | A Fisher King | Arthurian | Male |
| Pelltun | 3 | From The Pool Farm | English | Male |
| Polak | 3 | Form Poland | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Poldi | 3 | Patriotic | Hungarian | Male |
| Pollock | 3 | Little Rock | English | Male |
| Poloma | 3 | Choctaw Name Meaning " Bow." | Native American | Female |
| Pontus | 3 | Sea | Greek | Male |
| Porrex | 3 | Myth Name | English | Male |
| Poul | 3 | Little | Danish | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Pollux’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 Pollux
24 names that share Pollux's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Pollux's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Pollux
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 Pollux.
Names That Start Like Pollux
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Pollux — Pol-. Good for parents who like Pollux's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pol | Little | Gaelic | Male |
| Poll | Bitter | Hebrew | Female |
| Polak | Form Poland | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Poldi | Patriotic | Hungarian | Male |
| Polly | Bitter | Hebrew | Female |
| Poloma | Choctaw Name Meaning " Bow." | Native American | Female |
| Polites | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Pollock | Little Rock | English | Male |
| Polycarp | Much Fruit | Greek | Male |
| Polyxena | Myth Name (Daughter Of Priam) | Greek | Female |
| Polydamas | Myth Name (A Trojan Warrior) | Greek | Male |
| Polydorus | Myth Name (Son Of Priam) | Greek | Male |
| Polyeidus | Myth Name (A Seer) | Greek | Male |
| Polynices | Myth Name (Uncle Of Oedipus) | Greek | Male |
| Polydeuces | Myth Name (Pollux) | Greek | Male |
| Polyhymnia | Myth Name (Muse Of Sacred Song) | Greek | Female |
| Polymestor | Myth Name (Priam's Son-In-Law) | Greek | Male |
| Polyphemus | Myth Name (Son Of Poseidon) | Greek | Male |