Names Like Shu — Find Similar Baby Names
Shu is a 3-letter Egyptian boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Air)”. This page collects 110 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Sihu and Saa, Egyptian cousins like Abubakar and Adeben, and rhyming names ending in -hu like Hu and Bhu.
For the full Shu profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Shu page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Shu
24 baby names that differ from Shu by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sihu | 1 | Flower (Hopi) | Native American | Female |
| Saa | 2 | Myth Name (A Nature God) | Egyptian | Male |
| Sal | 2 | Savior. Diminutive Of Salvador. | Spanish | Male |
| Sar | 2 | Pain | Anglo | Male |
| Satu | 2 | Sugar | Japanese | Female |
| Saud | 2 | Fortunate | Arabic | Male |
| Saul | 2 | Longed For | Hebrew | Male |
| Scur | 2 | Storm | Anglo | Male |
| Seb | 2 | Myth Name (God Of The Earth) | Egyptian | Male |
| Sefu | 2 | Sword | Egyptian | Male |
| Sen | 2 | Wood Fairy | Japanese | Male |
| Set | 2 | Compensation | Hebrew | Male |
| Shad | 2 | Short Form Of The Biblical Shadrach: One Of Three Young Hebrew Men... | English | Male |
| Shae | 2 | Variant Of Shea Courteous. | Irish | Male |
| Shai | 2 | Variant Of Shea Courteous. | Irish | Male |
| Shaku | 2 | Grateful | Arabic | Male |
| Shan | 2 | Coral | Chinese | Female |
| Shaun | 2 | Variant Of John From Sean. | Irish | Male |
| Shaw | 2 | Terse | Scottish | Male |
| Shay | 2 | Variant Of Shea Courteous. Surname. | Irish | Male |
| Shea | 2 | Majestic | Irish | Male |
| Shem | 2 | Name: Renown. In The Bible Shem Was Firstnamed Of Noah's Three Sons. | Hebrew | Male |
| Shen | 2 | Spiritual; Deep-Thinking | Chinese | Male |
| Shet | 2 | Compensation | Hebrew | Male |
More Egyptian Names
24 baby names that share Shu’s Egyptian origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abubakar | Noble | Male |
| Adeben | Born Twelfth | Male |
| Adio | Righteous | Male |
| Adom | Receives Help From The Gods | Male |
| Agymah | Meaning Unknown | Male |
| Ain | Priceless | Female |
| Akhenaten | Devoted To Aten | Male |
| Akiiki | Friendly | Male |
| Akila | Intelligent | Female |
| Akins | Brave | Male |
| Amen | Myth Name (God Of A United Egypt) | Male |
| Amen-Ra | Myth Name (Personification Of The Power Of The Universe) | Male |
| Amenhotep | Name Of A Pharaoh | Male |
| Amenophis | Name Of A Pharaoh | Male |
| Amsu | Myth Name (Personification Of Reproduction) | Male |
| Amun | Myth Name (God Of Mystery) | Male |
| Amunet | Myth Name (Goddess Of Mystery) | Female |
| An-Her | Myth Name | Male |
| Anat | Myth Name (A Wife Of Seth) | Female |
| Anippe | Daughter Of The Nile | Female |
| Anubis | Myth Name (God Of The Dead) | Male |
| Anum | Born Fifth | Male |
| Anzety | Myth Name (God Of Busiris) | Male |
| Apis | Myth Name (Dead Bull Thought To Be Osiris) | Male |
3-Letter S-Names Like Shu
15 names that share Shu's exact length (3 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Shu's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Shu
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 Shu.
Names That Rhyme with Shu
17 baby names that share Shu's last 2 letters — -hu. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hu | Myth Name (A Nature God) | Egyptian | Male |
| Bhu | Myth Name (Earth) | Indian | Female |
| Dhu | Name Of The Prophet's Sword | Arabic | Male |
| Nhu | Gentle, Peaceful | Vietnamese | Female |
| Thu | Autumn | Vietnamese | Male |
| Jehu | Jehovah Is He. The Biblical Military Commander Of Israel (Later Kin... | Hebrew | Male |
| Mahu | Hopi Myth Name. MAI | Native American | Female |
| Sihu | Flower (Hopi) | Native American | Female |
| Tahu | Pure | Arabic | Male |
| Elihu | My God Is He. A Young Man In The Biblical Book Of Job Who Gives Fie... | Hebrew | Male |
| Kwahu | Eagle (Hopi) | Native American | Male |
| Tutyahu | Goodness Of God | Hebrew | Male |
| Azaryahu | God Helps | Hebrew | Male |
| Divyanshu | "Devine Light, Light Of Sun" | Indian | Male |
| Gedalyahu | God Has Made Great | Hebrew | Male |
| Tzefanyahu | Treasure By God | Hebrew | Male |
| Regenfrithu | Peaceful Raven | English | Male |
Names That Start Like Shu
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Shu — Sh-. Good for parents who like Shu's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shad | Short Form Of The Biblical Shadrach: One Of Three Young Hebrew Men... | English | Male |
| Shae | Variant Of Shea Courteous. | Irish | Male |
| Shai | Variant Of Shea Courteous. | Irish | Male |
| Shan | Coral | Chinese | Female |
| Shaw | Terse | Scottish | Male |
| Shay | Variant Of Shea Courteous. Surname. | Irish | Male |
| Shea | Majestic | Irish | Male |
| Shem | Name: Renown. In The Bible Shem Was Firstnamed Of Noah's Three Sons. | Hebrew | Male |
| Shen | Spiritual; Deep-Thinking | Chinese | Male |
| Shet | Compensation | Hebrew | Male |
| Shey | Variant Of Shea Courteous. | Irish | Male |
| Shri | Wealthy | Indian | Female |
| Shaan | Peaceful. | Hebrew | Male |
| Shace | English | Female | |
| Shada | Pelican | Native American | Female |
| Shadd | Short Form Of The Biblical Shadrach: One Of Three Young Hebrew Men... | English | Male |
| Shadi | Singer | Arabic | Male |
| Shain | Variant Of Shaun From John. | Irish | Male |