Names Like Priapus — Find Similar Baby Names
Priapus is a 7-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (God Of Fertility)”. This page collects 91 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Pegasus and Phrixus, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -pus like Asopus and Oedipus, and names sharing the “fertility” concept like Fauna and Fawn.
For the full Priapus profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Priapus page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Priapus
5 baby names that differ from Priapus by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Priapus’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 |
7-Letter P-Names Like Priapus
24 names that share Priapus's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Priapus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Priapus
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 Priapus.
Names That Rhyme with Priapus
8 baby names that share Priapus's last 3 letters — -pus. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asopus | Myth Name (Son Of Hector Killed At Troy) | Greek | Male |
| Oedipus | Swollen Foot | Greek | Male |
| Senapus | Legend Name | French | Male |
| Melampus | Myth Name (Seer) | Greek | Male |
| Ctesippus | Myth Name (One Of Penelope's Suitors) | Greek | Male |
| Plexippus | Myth Name (An Argonaut) | Greek | Male |
| Melanippus | Myth Name (Helps Defend Thebes Against The Attackers) | Greek | Male |
| Hippocampus | Myth Name (A Horse Of Poseidon) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Priapus
12 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Priapus — Pri-. Good for parents who like Priapus's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priam | Myth Name (King Of Troy) | Greek | Male |
| Prior | Servant Of The Priory | English | Male |
| Prince | Principal One: First. The Rock Musician Prince. | English | Male |
| Priour | Head Of A Priory | French | Male |
| Pridwyn | Name Of Arthur's Ship | Arthurian | Female |
| Priyana | Ideal | Indian | Female |
| Priestly | From The Priest's Meadow | English | Male |
| Primeiro | Born First | Spanish | Male |
| Priyanka | Beloved | Indian | Female |
| Primavera | Springtime | Spanish | Female |
| Princeton | Principal One: First. The Rock Musician Prince. | English | Male |
| Priscilla | English | Female |