Names Like Zeus — Find Similar Baby Names
Zeus is a 4-letter Greek boys' name meaning “Myth Name”. This page collects 102 such names across 5 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Zelus and Zeev, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, and rhyming names ending in -eus like Coeus and Aegeus.
For the full Zeus profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Zeus page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Zeus
24 baby names that differ from Zeus by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zelus | 1 | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Zeev | 2 | Wolf | Hebrew | Male |
| Zeke | 2 | Abbreviation Of Ezekiel. | English | Male |
| Zeki | 2 | Smart | Turkish | Male |
| Zena | 2 | Ethiopian Name Meaning "News" Or "Fame." | African | Female |
| Zenas | 2 | Living | Greek | Male |
| Zene | 2 | Rose | Native American | Female |
| Zera | 2 | Seed | Hebrew | Female |
| Zere | 2 | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "The Seed Of, The Descendent Of." | African | Male |
| Zero | 2 | Empty | Arabic | Male |
| Zeta | 2 | Born Last | Greek | Female |
| Zetes | 2 | Myth Name (Son Of Boreas) | Greek | Male |
| Zev | 2 | Wolf | Hebrew | Male |
| Zeva | 2 | Sword | Greek | Female |
| Zac | 3 | Remembered By God | Hebrew | Male |
| Zach | 3 | Variant Of Zachariah And Zachary. | English | Male |
| Zack | 3 | Variant Of Zachariah And Zachary. | English | Male |
| Zada | 3 | Lucky | Arabic | Female |
| Zahur | 3 | Swahili Name Meaning "Flower." | African | Male |
| Zaid | 3 | Increase; Growth | Arabic | Male |
| Zaim | 3 | Leader, Chief | Arabic | Male |
| Zain | 3 | Variant Of Zane Or John. | English | Male |
| Zair | 3 | Guest | Arabic | Male |
| Zak | 3 | Variant Of Zachariah And Zachary. | English | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Zeus’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 |
4-Letter Z-Names Like Zeus
24 names that share Zeus's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Zeus's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Zeus
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 Zeus.
Names That Rhyme with Zeus
18 baby names that share Zeus's last 3 letters — -eus. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coeus | Myth Name (Father Of Leto) | Greek | Male |
| Aegeus | Myth Name (Second Husband Of Medea) | Greek | Male |
| Aloeus | Myth Name (Father Of Giants) | Greek | Male |
| Atreus | Myth Name (Father Of Agamemnon) | Greek | Male |
| Celeus | Myth Name (Father Of Triptolemus) | Greek | Male |
| Inteus | Has No Shame | Native American | Male |
| Neleus | Myth Name (Son Of Poseidon) | Greek | Male |
| Nereus | Myth Name (Father Of The Nereids) | Greek | Male |
| Oeneus | Myth Name (King Of Calydon) | Greek | Male |
| Peleus | Myth Name (Father Of Achilles) | Greek | Male |
| Peneus | Myth Name | Greek | Male |
| Tereus | Myth Name (King Of Thrace) | Greek | Male |
| Toxeus | Myth Name (Brother Of Althaea) | Greek | Male |
| Tydeus | Myth Name (Father Of Diomedes) | Greek | Male |
| Alpheus | Myth Name (River God) | Greek | Male |
| Ancaeus | Myth Name (An Argonaut) | Greek | Male |
| Antaeus | Myth Name (Killed By Hercules) | Greek | Male |
| Caeneus | Myth Name (A Woman Who Asked To Become A Man) | Greek | Female |