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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.

Elisabetta

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Italian variation of Elizabeth
4403
Briella

Meaning: God is my strength

Origin:Short form of Gabriella
731
Gabrielle

Meaning: God is my Strength

Origin:French, feminine variation of Gabriel
774
Arielle

Meaning: lion of God

Origin:French variation of Ariel
2497
Danya

Meaning: judgment of God

Origin:Russian, diminutive of Danielle, Hebrew
9936
Samantha

Meaning: told by God

Origin:Hebrew, feminization of Samuel
537
Gabriella

Meaning: God is my strength

Origin:Italian feminine variation of Gabriel
458
Thaddeus

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Aramaic, meaning unclear, possibly from Theodore
7151
Thaddeus

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Aramaic, meaning unclear, possibly from Theodore
238
Amadeus

Meaning: lover of God

Origin:Latin
253
Zeke

Meaning: God strengthens

Origin:Diminutive of Ezekiel
623
Zane

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Possible variation of John
110
Lazarus

Meaning: God is my helper

Origin:Latinized Greek variation of Hebrew Eleazar
183
Atlas

Meaning: bearer of the heavens

Origin:Greek
23
Mateo

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Spanish
102
Tobias

Meaning: God is good

Origin:Greek from Hebrew
31
Caleb

Meaning: devotion to God

Origin:Hebrew
28
Nathaniel

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Hebrew
41
Raphael

Meaning: God has healed

Origin:Hebrew
70
Ezekiel

Meaning: God strengthens

Origin:Hebrew
89