Names Like Thersites — Find Similar Baby Names
Thersites is a 9-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (Soldier In The Trojan War)”. This page collects 109 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Thyestes, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -tes like Bates and Yates, and names sharing the “soldier” concept like Alahhaois and Armanno.
For the full Thersites profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Thersites page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Thersites
1 baby names that differ from Thersites by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thyestes | 3 | Myth Name (Brother Of Atreus) | Greek | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Thersites’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 |
9-Letter T-Names Like Thersites
24 names that share Thersites's exact length (9 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Thersites's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Thersites
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 Thersites.
Names That Rhyme with Thersites
18 baby names that share Thersites's last 3 letters — -tes. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bates | Variant Of Bartholomew Often Used As A Surname. | English | Male |
| Yates | Lives By The Gates | English | Male |
| Zetes | Myth Name (Son Of Boreas) | Greek | Male |
| Aeetes | Myth Name (Medea's Father) | Greek | Male |
| Brites | Strong | Celtic | Female |
| Montes | Mountain. Abbreviation Of Montague And Montgomery. | Spanish | Male |
| Sketes | Swift | English | Male |
| Acestes | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Achates | Myth Name (Companion Of Aeneas) | Greek | Male |
| Iobates | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Laertes | Myth Name (Father Of Odysseus) | Greek | Male |
| Orestes | From The Mountain | Greek | Male |
| Polites | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Zelotes | Zealous | Greek | Male |
| Atlantes | Legend Name | French | Male |
| Socrates | Name Of A Philosopher | Greek | Male |
| Thyestes | Myth Name (Brother Of Atreus) | Greek | Male |
| Tiridates | Name Of A King | Armenian | Male |
Names That Start Like Thersites
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Thersites — The-. Good for parents who like Thersites's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thea | Divine | Greek | Female |
| Thema | Queen | Egyptian | Female |
| Theon | Godly | Greek | Male |
| Thera | Untamed | Greek | Female |
| Theyn | Follower | English | Male |
| Thearl | Stem | English | Male |
| Thecla | Renowned Fame | Greek | Female |
| Thelma | Nursing | Greek | Female |
| Themis | Myth Name (Righteousness) | Greek | Female |
| Theone | God's Name | Greek | Female |
| Theora | Watcher | Greek | Female |
| Theron | Untamed. | French | Male |
| Thetis | Myth Name (Mother Of Achilles) | Greek | Female |
| Theoris | Great | Egyptian | Female |
| Therese | Variant Of Theresa Which Is The Name Of Two Popular Saints Teresa O... | French | Female |
| Therron | Untamed. | French | Male |
| Theseus | Myth Name (Son Of Aegeus) | Greek | Male |
| Theodora | Supreme Gift | Greek | Female |