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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.

Ishmael

Meaning: God will hear

Origin:Hebrew
1067
Zephaniah

Meaning: God has hidden

Origin:Hebrew
3269
Zephan

Meaning: God has hidden

Origin:Hebrew
4067
Shane

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Anglicized variation of Sean
1307
Joaquin

Meaning: God will judge

Origin:Spanish variation of Joachim
401
Jonesy

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Diminutive of Jones, English surname derived from John
2360
Johannes

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:German, Dutch, Scandinavian, and Estonian variation of John
1074
Thijs

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Dutch short form of Matthijs
2042
Elia

Meaning: Jehovah is God

Origin:Italian variation of Elijah, Hebrew
1113
Elia

Meaning: Jehovah is God

Origin:Italian variation of Elijah, Hebrew
2882
Gian

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Italian, diminutive of Giovanni
1864
Azariah

Meaning: helped by God

Origin: Hebrew
917
Azariah

Meaning: helped by God

Origin:Hebrew
3031
Lemuel

Meaning: devoted to God

Origin:Hebrew
829
Hermes

Meaning: the messenger god

Origin:Greek mythology name
1034
Johnny

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Diminutive of John
2124
Jon

Meaning: God is gracious; or gift of Jehovah

Origin:Variation of John or Jonathan
1305
Seb

Meaning: God of the earth

Origin:Egyptian
1469
Yannick

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Breton
2504
Amadeo

Meaning: lover of God

Origin:Italian
2087