Names Like Tantalus — Find Similar Baby Names
Tantalus is an 8-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Condemned To Eternal Torment)”. This page collects 98 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -lus like Talus and Zelus, and names sharing the “eternal” concept like Abdul-Samad and Aiyana.
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More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Tantalus’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 |
8-Letter T-Names Like Tantalus
24 names that share Tantalus's exact length (8 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Tantalus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Tantalus
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 Tantalus.
Names That Rhyme with Tantalus
14 baby names that share Tantalus's last 3 letters — -lus. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talus | Myth Name (Mechanical Man Made By Hephaestus) | Greek | Male |
| Zelus | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Aeolus | Myth Name (God Of The Winds) | Greek | Male |
| Boulus | Arabic Form Of Paul | Arabic | Male |
| Carolus | Strong | French | Male |
| Nikalus | Beautiful Loving Son Of God. | Hebrew | Male |
| Searlus | Manly | French | Male |
| Cephalus | Myth Name (Husband Who Killed Procris) | Greek | Male |
| Daedalus | Myth Name (Killed His Nephew) | Greek | Male |
| Euryalus | Myth Name (Taunted Odysseus) | Greek | Male |
| Marcelus | Warlike One | English | Male |
| Eurypylus | Myth Name (A Soldier Against Greece In The Trojan War) | Greek | Male |
| Marcellus | "YOUNG WARRIOR .VARIATIONS: MARCEAU,MARCEL,MARCELIN,MARCELLO." | Latin | Male |
| Patroclus | Myth Name (Achilles' Best Friend) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Tantalus
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Tantalus — Tan-. Good for parents who like Tantalus's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tan | New, Chastity | Vietnamese | Female |
| Tano | Land | Chamoru | Male |
| Tanak | Dweller | Japanese | Female |
| Tania | Abbreviation Of Tatiana Which Is Feminine Of The Roman Family Clan... | English | Female |
| Tanis | Spanish Abbreviation Of Estanislao Make Famous From The Name Borne... | Spanish | Female |
| Tansy | Hopi Name Meaning " Name Of A Flower." | Native American | Female |
| Tanya | Princess | Russian | Female |
| Tandra | Madagascar Name Meaning "Mole" Or "Beaty Marks." | African | Female |
| Taneli | Form Of Daniel (Judge) | Finnish | Male |
| Tanguy | Fighter | Celtic | Male |
| Tanish | Ambition | Indian | Male |
| Tanith | An African Goddess. | African | Female |
| Tanner | Leather Maker | English | Male |
| Tannis | Worker Of Leather/Hide Tanner | Greek | Male |
| Tanton | From The Quiet River Farm | English | Male |
| Tanessa | American | Female | |
| Tanisha | Hausa Of W. Africa Name Meaning "Born On Monday." | African | Female |
| Tanjiro | High-Valued Second Son | Japanese | Male |