Names Like Pylades — Find Similar Baby Names
Pylades is a 7-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Friend Of Orestes)”. This page collects 88 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Paden and Palamedes, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -des like Des and Rodes, and names sharing the “friend” concept like Abderus and Achaius.
For the full Pylades profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Pylades page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Pylades
4 baby names that differ from Pylades by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Pylades’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 Pylades
24 names that share Pylades's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Pylades's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Pylades
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 Pylades.
Names That Rhyme with Pylades
18 baby names that share Pylades's last 3 letters — -des. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des | Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With Des. | English | Male |
| Rodes | Lives Near The Crucifix | English | Male |
| Hyades | Myth Name (Name For The Nymphs) | Greek | Female |
| Rhodes | Lives Near The Crucifix | English | Male |
| Alcides | Descended From Alcaeus | Greek | Male |
| Lourdes | Reference To The Virgin Mary | Spanish | Female |
| Agamedes | Myth Name (Murdered By His Brother For Theft) | Greek | Male |
| Anglides | Mother Of Alexandre (Twelfth Century) | Arthurian | Female |
| Atreides | Descended From Atreus | Greek | Male |
| Diomedes | Myth Name (An Evil King) | Greek | Male |
| Leonides | Lion | Spanish | Male |
| Louredes | Reference To The Virgin Mary | Spanish | Female |
| Mercedes | Mercy | Spanish | Female |
| Morcades | Sister Of Arthur | Arthurian | Female |
| Gertrudes | Spanish Form Of Gertrude Spear | Spanish | Female |
| Lycomedes | Myth Name (A King Of Scyros) | Greek | Male |
| Palamedes | Myth Name (Son Of Nauplius) | Greek | Male |
| Palomydes | A Knight | Arthurian | Male |