Names Like Zelus — Find Similar Baby Names
Zelus is a 5-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name”. This page collects 105 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Zeus and Zelia, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, and rhyming names ending in -lus like Talus and Aeolus.
For the full Zelus profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Zelus page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Zelus
24 baby names that differ from Zelus by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeus | 1 | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Zelia | 2 | Zealous | Greek | Female |
| Zelig | 2 | Happy | German | Male |
| Zelma | 2 | Variant Of Selma Comely. | English | Female |
| Zenas | 2 | Living | Greek | Male |
| Zetes | 2 | Myth Name (Son Of Boreas) | Greek | Male |
| Zahur | 3 | Swahili Name Meaning "Flower." | African | Male |
| Zale | 3 | Power Of The Sea | Greek | Male |
| Zaley | 3 | English | Female | |
| Zali | 3 | Special | English | Female |
| Zebulun | 3 | Habitation | Hebrew | Male |
| Zeev | 3 | Wolf | Hebrew | Male |
| Zehuva | 3 | Golden | Hebrew | Female |
| Zeke | 3 | Abbreviation Of Ezekiel. | English | Male |
| Zeki | 3 | Smart | Turkish | Male |
| Zeleny | 3 | Green | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Zelotes | 3 | Zealous | Greek | Male |
| Zena | 3 | Ethiopian Name Meaning "News" Or "Fame." | African | Female |
| Zene | 3 | Rose | Native American | Female |
| Zenia | 3 | Friendly | Greek | Female |
| Zenon | 3 | Friendly | Greek | Male |
| Zera | 3 | Seed | Hebrew | Female |
| Zere | 3 | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "The Seed Of, The Descendent Of." | African | Male |
| Zero | 3 | Empty | Arabic | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Zelus’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 |
5-Letter Z-Names Like Zelus
24 names that share Zelus's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Zelus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Zelus
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 Zelus.
Names That Rhyme with Zelus
14 baby names that share Zelus'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 |
| 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 |
| Tantalus | Myth Name (Condemned To Eternal Torment) | Greek | 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 Zelus
7 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Zelus — Zel-. Good for parents who like Zelus's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.