Names Like Tab — Find Similar Baby Names
Tab is a 3-letter German boys' name meaning “Brilliant”. This page collects 125 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Tad and Tag, German cousins like Abelard and Abelard,Allard,Alard, rhyming names ending in -ab like Bab and Mab, and names sharing the “brilliant” concept like Aglaia and Bahira.
For the full Tab profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Tab page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Tab
24 baby names that differ from Tab by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tad | 1 | Abbreviation Of Thaddeus Who Was One Of Christ's 12 Apostles. | English | Male |
| Tag | 1 | Handsome. Variant Of Teague. | Irish | Male |
| Tai | 1 | Talent | Vietnamese | Male |
| Taj | 1 | Crown TIMIN | Indian | Male |
| Tal | 1 | Dew Of Heaven | Hebrew | Female |
| Tam | 1 | Heart | Vietnamese | Female |
| Tan | 1 | New, Chastity | Vietnamese | Female |
| Tao | 1 | Peach; Symbol Of Long Life | Chinese | Female |
| Tas | 1 | Myth Name | Hungarian | Male |
| Tau | 1 | Tswana Of Botswana Name Meaning "Lion." | African | Male |
| Taban | 2 | Somali And Ugandan Name. Meaning Unknown. | African | Male |
| Taber | 2 | Well | Irish | Male |
| Tabia | 2 | Swahili Name Meaning "Make Incantations." | African | Female |
| Tabor | 2 | Tabard | French | Male |
| Tacy | 2 | Silence. Also An Abbreviation Of Anastacia. | English | Female |
| Tadd | 2 | Abbreviation Of Thaddeus Who Was One Of Christ's 12 Apostles. | English | Male |
| Tage | 2 | Day | Danish | Male |
| Tahu | 2 | Pure | Arabic | Male |
| Tait | 2 | Brings Joy | English | Female |
| Taji | 2 | Surname Meaning "Silver And Yellow Color." | Japanese | Female |
| Tajo | 2 | Day | Spanish | Male |
| Taka | 2 | Tall; Honorable | Japanese | Female |
| Tala | 2 | Wolf | Native American | Female |
| Tale | 2 | Green | Egyptian | Female |
More German Names
24 baby names that share Tab’s German origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abelard | Resolute | Male |
| Abelard,Allard,Alard | Resolute ADAL,ADEL | Male |
| Adal | Noble | Male |
| Adalard | Brave | Male |
| Adalbert | Intelligent Or Noble | Male |
| Adalgar | Noble Spearman | Male |
| Adalhard | Brave | Male |
| Adalheida | Sweet Or Noble | Female |
| Adali | Noble | Female |
| Adalia | "Noble One."Also A Hebrew Name Meaning "God Is My Refuge."Some Variants Inclu... | Female |
| Adaliz | Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female |
| Adalric | Noble Friend | Male |
| Adalrik | Noble Friend | Male |
| Adalwen | Noble Friend | Male |
| Adalwin | Noble Friend | Male |
| Adalwine | Noble Friend | Male |
| Adalwolf | Noble Wolf | Male |
| Adalwolfa | Noble She Wolf | Female |
| Addula | "Noble Cheer." ADELA, ADEL, ADELINE, ADELINA, ADALINE, ADALINA, ADELICIA, ADA... | Female |
| Adel | Noble | Male |
| Adelaide | Sweet Or Noble | Female |
| Adelhard | Resolute | Male |
| Adelheid | Sweet Or Noble | Female |
| Adelheide | Sweet Or Noble | Female |
3-Letter T-Names Like Tab
24 names that share Tab's exact length (3 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Tab's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Tab
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 Tab.
Names That Rhyme with Tab
17 baby names that share Tab's last 2 letters — -ab. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bab | From The Gateway | Arabic | Female |
| Mab | Happiness | Irish | Female |
| Nab | Abbot | Scottish | Male |
| Adab | Hope; Need | Arabic | Female |
| Eyab | To Return | Arabic | Male |
| Dahab | Gold | Arabic | Female |
| Lahab | Flame, Blaze | Arabic | Male |
| Rabab | White Cloud | Arabic | Female |
| Rajab | Seventh Month Of The Year | Arabic | Male |
| Macnab | Son Of The Abbot | Scottish | Male |
| Shabab | Youth | Arabic | Male |
| Shihab | Flame; Blaze | Arabic | Male |
| Zainab | Daughter Of The Prophet | Arabic | Female |
| Zeinab | Somali Name Meaning "Good." | African | Female |
| Al-Ashab | The Grey | Arabic | Male |
| Abdul-Tawwab | Servant Of The Forgiver | Arabic | Male |
| Abdul-Wahhab | Servant Of The Giver | Arabic | Male |
Names That Start Like Tab
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Tab — Ta-. Good for parents who like Tab's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tad | Abbreviation Of Thaddeus Who Was One Of Christ's 12 Apostles. | English | Male |
| Tag | Handsome. Variant Of Teague. | Irish | Male |
| Tai | Talent | Vietnamese | Male |
| Taj | Crown TIMIN | Indian | Male |
| Tal | Dew Of Heaven | Hebrew | Female |
| Tam | Heart | Vietnamese | Female |
| Tan | New, Chastity | Vietnamese | Female |
| Tao | Peach; Symbol Of Long Life | Chinese | Female |
| Tas | Myth Name | Hungarian | Male |
| Tau | Tswana Of Botswana Name Meaning "Lion." | African | Male |
| Tacy | Silence. Also An Abbreviation Of Anastacia. | English | Female |
| Tadd | Abbreviation Of Thaddeus Who Was One Of Christ's 12 Apostles. | English | Male |
| Tage | Day | Danish | Male |
| Tahu | Pure | Arabic | Male |
| Tait | Brings Joy | English | Female |
| Taji | Surname Meaning "Silver And Yellow Color." | Japanese | Female |
| Tajo | Day | Spanish | Male |
| Taka | Tall; Honorable | Japanese | Female |