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Names That Mean God

Names that mean God are plentiful, as God and all things related to a supreme power are at the root of the creation of many names.

Isabella, a variation of Elizabeth, is the top girl name meaning God. Along with Isabella, girl names in the US Top 1000 meaning God include Elizabeth, Danielle, Gabrielle, Samantha, Michaela, and Jane.

Elizabeth and Jane have dozens of popular variations that also mean God, including Elsie, Eliza, Elise, Janet, Jean, and Joan.

Elijah is the most popular boy name that means God. Along with Elijah, other boy names meaning God in the US Top 1000 include Daniel, Matthew, Jack, Jeremy, Nathaniel, Caleb, Samuel, Oscar, and Shane.

John and Michael, two of the most widely-used male names of the last several centuries in the Western World, have God in their meanings.

Here is our full roster of names that mean God. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

Tanaquil

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Etruscan
1676
Isabel

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Spanish variation of Elizabeth
222
Isabelle

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:French variation of Isabel
223
Isobel

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Scottish variation of Isabel
549
Elsie

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Diminutive of Elizabeth via its Scottish variation, Elspeth
67
Eliza

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Hebrew
62
Elise

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:French variation of Elizabeth
125
Eliana

Meaning: my God has answered

Origin:Hebrew
163
Jasmine

Meaning: gift from God

Origin:Flower name, from Persian
182
Elsa

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:German diminutive of Elisabeth
204
Theodora

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Feminine variation of Theodore
208
Dorothea

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Greek
325
Rebecca

Meaning: to tie, bind

Origin:Hebrew
350
Dorothy

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:English variation of Greek Dorothea
352
Elspeth

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Scottish variation of Elizabeth
448
Daniel

Meaning: God is my judge

Origin:Hebrew
150
Elliot

Meaning: Jehovah is God

Origin:Anglicization of Elijah or Elias
62
Elliot

Meaning: Jehovah is God

Origin:Anglicization of Elijah or Elias
980
Johanna

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Hebrew
852
Theodosia

Meaning: giving to God

Origin:Greek
1131