Names Like Welles — Find Similar Baby Names
Welles is a 6-letter English boys' name meaning “Lives By The Spring”. This page collects 130 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Wells and Waller, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, rhyming names ending in -les like Oles and Jules, and names sharing the “spring” concept like Abril and Aethretun.
For the full Welles profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Welles page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Welles
24 baby names that differ from Welles by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells | 1 | Lives By The Spring | English | Male |
| Waller | 2 | Mason | English | Male |
| Wallis | 2 | From Wales | English | Female |
| Webley | 2 | From The Weaver's Meadow | English | Male |
| Welss | 2 | From The West | English | Female |
| Weslee | 2 | Feminine Of Wesley. | English | Female |
| Wesley | 2 | From The West Meadow | English | Male |
| Willem | 2 | Valiant Protector. | Celtic | Male |
| Willis | 2 | Resolute Protector: Will. Surname. | German | Male |
| Wadley | 3 | From Wade's Meadow | English | Male |
| Wakler | 3 | Thickener Of Cloth | English | Male |
| Walden | 3 | From The Welshman's Valley | English | Male |
| Waleed | 3 | Newborn Child | Arabic | Male |
| Waleis | 3 | From Wales | English | Female |
| Walker | 3 | Thickener Of Cloth | English | Male |
| Wally | 3 | Variant Of Walter Rules: Conquers. | German | Male |
| Walten | 3 | Ruler | German | Male |
| Walter | 3 | Powerful Ruler | German | Male |
| Warley | 3 | From The Weir Meadow | English | Male |
| Weallere | 3 | Mason | English | Male |
| Webbe | 3 | Weaver | English | Male |
| Webber | 3 | Weaver | German | Male |
| Weber | 3 | Weaver | German | Male |
| Weirley | 3 | From The Weir Meadow | English | Male |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Welles’s English origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaric | Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy. | Male |
| Aarika | "Alternate Spelling: Erika, Erica, Ericka." | Female |
| Aarshiya | Heavenly | Female |
| Aase | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | Female |
| Aasiya | "Derived From The Arabic Verb, To Abound, And Means Abundant, Flourishing, Th... | Female |
| Aaylah | Light Bearer | Female |
| Abbigale | Female | |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abrianna | Mother Of Many Nations. | Female |
| Abriell | Variant Of Gabrielle. | Male |
| Acker | From The Oak Tree | Male |
| Ackerley | From The Oak-Tree Meadow | Male |
| Ackerman | Man Of Oak | Male |
| Ackley | Dwells At The Oak Tree Meadow | Male |
| Adalbeorht | Noble | Female |
| Adalbrechta | Noble | Female |
| Adalson | Son Of All | Male |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male |
| Adda | Wealthy | Female |
| Addaneye | Lives On The Noble's Island | Male |
| Addilynn | Female | |
| Addis | Son Of Adam | Male |
| Addisen | Child Of Adam | Male |
6-Letter W-Names Like Welles
24 names that share Welles's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Welles's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Welles
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 Welles.
Names That Rhyme with Welles
18 baby names that share Welles's last 3 letters — -les. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oles | Defender Of Man | Greek | Male |
| Jules | Youthful | French | Male |
| Miles | Merciful. | English | Male |
| Myles | Servant | Irish | Male |
| Niles | People's Victory | Finnish | Male |
| Nyles | Champion Form Of Neil. | English | Male |
| Pules | Algonquin Name Meaning "Pigeon." ROZENE | Native American | Female |
| Calles | Meaning Unknown | Arthurian | Male |
| Gilles | Shield-Bearer | Greek | Male |
| Pelles | A Fisher King | Arthurian | Male |
| Stiles | Stiles | English | Male |
| Styles | Stiles | English | Male |
| Xarles | Manly | French | Male |
| Charles | A Man. French Variant Of Carl Adopted By The English Since Seventee... | English | Male |
| Achilles | Lipless | Greek | Male |
| Bersules | A Knight | Arthurian | Male |
| Damocles | Myth Name (A Tyrant Of Syracuse) | Greek | Male |
| Eteocles | Myth Name (Son Of Oedipus) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Welles
16 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Welles — Wel-. Good for parents who like Welles's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welby | From The Spring Farm | English | Male |
| Welch | From Wales | English | Male |
| Welda | Ruler | German | Female |
| Wells | Lives By The Spring | English | Male |
| Welsa | From The West | English | Female |
| Welsh | From Wales | English | Male |
| Welss | From The West | English | Female |
| Weldon | From The Spring Hill | English | Male |
| Welsie | From The West | English | Female |
| Welton | From The Spring Farm | English | Male |
| Welborn | From The Spring Brook | English | Male |
| Welburn | From The Spring Brook | English | Male |
| Welcome | Welcomed | English | Female |
| Welford | From The Spring By The Ford | English | Male |
| Welborne | From The Spring Brook | English | Male |
| Wellington | From The Wealthy Estate | Anglo | Male |