Names Like Xanthus — Find Similar Baby Names
Xanthus is a 7-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name (A River God)”. This page collects 73 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Xanthe and Xuthus, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -hus like Anghus and Brehus, and names sharing the “river” concept like Aberfa and Abhainn.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Xanthus
3 baby names that differ from Xanthus by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Xanthus’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 |
7-Letter X-Names Like Xanthus
7 names that share Xanthus's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Xanthus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Xanthus
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 Xanthus.
Names That Rhyme with Xanthus
18 baby names that share Xanthus's last 3 letters — -hus. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anghus | Exceptionally Strong | Celtic | Male |
| Brehus | A Knight | Arthurian | Male |
| Dryhus | Aramaic Form Of Darius (Rich) | Hebrew | Male |
| Xuthus | Myth Name (Son Of Helen) | Greek | Male |
| Aonghus | Exceptionally Strong | Celtic | Male |
| Dolphus | Abbreviation Of Adolphus Noble Wolf. | German | Male |
| Ferghus | Manly | Celtic | Male |
| Inachus | Myth Name (A River God) | Greek | Male |
| Nerthus | Name Of A Goddess | Anglo | Female |
| Pyrrhus | Myth Name (King Of Epirus) | Greek | Male |
| Adolphus | Noble Wolf. | German | Male |
| Fearghus | Manly | Celtic | Male |
| Josephus | God Will Multiply | Hebrew | Male |
| Sisyphus | Myth Name (Son Of Aelous) | Greek | Male |
| Telephus | Myth Name (Son Of Hercules) | Greek | Male |
| Aegisthus | Myth Name (Cousin Of Agamemnon) | Greek | Male |
| Antilochus | Myth Name (Son Of Nestor) | Greek | Male |
| Ascalaphus | Myth Name (Turned Into An Owl By Persephone) | Greek | Male |
Names That Start Like Xanthus
3 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Xanthus — Xan-. Good for parents who like Xanthus's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.