Names Like Polynices — Find Similar Baby Names
Polynices is a 9-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Uncle Of Oedipus)”. This page collects 93 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Polites and Polydeuces, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -ces like Polydeuces, and names sharing the “oedipus” concept like Antigone and Eteocles.
For the full Polynices profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Polynices page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Polynices
3 baby names that differ from Polynices by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polites | 3 | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Polydeuces | 3 | Myth Name (Pollux) | Greek | Male |
| Polyeidus | 3 | Myth Name (A Seer) | Greek | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Polynices’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 Polynices
24 names that share Polynices's exact length (9 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Polynices's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Polynices
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 Polynices.
Names That Rhyme with Polynices
1 baby names that share Polynices's last 3 letters — -ces. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polydeuces | Myth Name (Pollux) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Polynices
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Polynices — Pol-. Good for parents who like Polynices'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 |
| Pollux | Myth Name (Brother Of Helen) | Greek | Male |
| 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 |
| 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 |