Names Like Pontus — Find Similar Baby Names
Pontus is a 6-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Sea”. This page collects 99 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Peneus and Plutus, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, and rhyming names ending in -tus like Artus and Cetus.
For the full Pontus profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Pontus page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Pontus
19 baby names that differ from Pontus by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peneus | 2 | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Plutus | 2 | Myth Name (Wealth) | Greek | Male |
| Pant | 3 | Father Of Lancelot | Arthurian | Male |
| Paxtun | 3 | From The Peaceful Farm | English | Male |
| Peleus | 3 | Myth Name (Father Of Achilles) | Greek | Male |
| Pentheus | 3 | Myth Name (A King Of Thebes) | Greek | Male |
| Penton | 3 | From The Enclosed Farm | English | Male |
| Petrus | 3 | One Of Joseph's Disciples | Arthurian | Male |
| Pius | 3 | Pious | Swiss | Male |
| Polites | 3 | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Pollux | 3 | Myth Name (Brother Of Helen) | Greek | Male |
| Ponce | 3 | Born Fifth | Spanish | Male |
| Poni | 3 | Bari Of S. Sudan Name Meaning "Second Born." | African | Male |
| Porter | 3 | Gatekeeper | French | Male |
| Porteur | 3 | Gatekeeper | French | Male |
| Portia | 3 | Of the Porcia clan | English | Female |
| Poston | 3 | Gatekeeper | English | Male |
| Poul | 3 | Little | Danish | Male |
| Proteus | 3 | Myth Name (A Sea God) | Greek | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Pontus’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 Pontus
24 names that share Pontus's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Pontus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Pontus
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 Pontus.
Names That Rhyme with Pontus
18 baby names that share Pontus's last 3 letters — -tus. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artus | Noble | French | Male |
| Cetus | Myth Name (Sea Monster Of Poseidon) | Greek | Male |
| Lotus | Flower | Greek | Female |
| Notus | Myth Name (The South Wind) | Greek | Male |
| Titus | Of The Giants | Greek | Male |
| Brutus | Myth Name | English | Male |
| Cestus | Myth Name (Aphrodite's Girdle) | Greek | Female |
| Cletus | Summoned | Greek | Male |
| Cottus | Myth Name (A Titan) | Greek | Male |
| Plutus | Myth Name (Wealth) | Greek | Male |
| Acastus | Myth Name (An Argonaut) | Greek | Male |
| Admetus | Myth Name (A King Of Pherae) | Greek | Male |
| Cocytus | Myth Name (River Of Lamenting) | Greek | Male |
| Iapetus | Myth Name (A Titan) | Greek | Male |
| Iphitus | Myth Name (Brother Of Iole) | Greek | Male |
| Absyrtus | Myth Name (Brother Of Medea) | Greek | Male |
| Adrastus | Myth Name (One Of The Attackers In "The Seven Against Thebes") | Greek | Male |
| Aegyptus | Myth Name (Father Of Danaides) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Pontus
2 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Pontus — Pon-. Good for parents who like Pontus's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.