Names Like Pyrrhus — Find Similar Baby Names
Pyrrhus is a 7-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (King Of Epirus)”. This page collects 91 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Perris and Persius, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -hus like Anghus and Brehus, and names sharing the “king” concept like Abbey and Abbie.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Pyrrhus
4 baby names that differ from Pyrrhus by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Pyrrhus’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 Pyrrhus
24 names that share Pyrrhus's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Pyrrhus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Pyrrhus
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 Pyrrhus.
Names That Rhyme with Pyrrhus
18 baby names that share Pyrrhus's last 3 letters — -hus. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anghus | Exceptionally Strong | Celtic | Male |
| Brehus | A Knight | Arthurian | Male |
| Dryhus | Aramaic Form Of Darius (Rich) | Hebrew | Male |
| Xuthus | Myth Name (Son Of Helen) | Greek | Male |
| Aonghus | Exceptionally Strong | Celtic | Male |
| Dolphus | Abbreviation Of Adolphus Noble Wolf. | German | Male |
| Ferghus | Manly | Celtic | Male |
| Inachus | Myth Name (A River God) | Greek | Male |
| Nerthus | Name Of A Goddess | Anglo | Female |
| Xanthus | Myth Name (A River God) | Greek | Male |
| Adolphus | Noble Wolf. | German | Male |
| Fearghus | Manly | Celtic | Male |
| Josephus | God Will Multiply | Hebrew | Male |
| Sisyphus | Myth Name (Son Of Aelous) | Greek | Male |
| Telephus | Myth Name (Son Of Hercules) | Greek | Male |
| Aegisthus | Myth Name (Cousin Of Agamemnon) | Greek | Male |
| Antilochus | Myth Name (Son Of Nestor) | Greek | Male |
| Ascalaphus | Myth Name (Turned Into An Owl By Persephone) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Pyrrhus
3 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Pyrrhus — Pyr-. Good for parents who like Pyrrhus's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.