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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.

Mateo

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Spanish
102
Ivo

Meaning: yew wood, archer

Origin:German
155
Diego

Meaning: supplanter

Origin:Spanish variation of James
175
Marco

Meaning: warlike

Origin:Italian and Spanish form of Mark
281
Lorenzo

Meaning: from Laurentium

Origin:Italian variation of Laurence
324
Viggo

Meaning: war

Origin:Scandinavian
329
Owen

Meaning: young warrior; well-born

Origin:Welsh
74
Orion

Meaning: boundary, limit

Origin:Greek
119
Orson

Meaning: bear cub

Origin:Latin and English
152
Django

Meaning: I awake

Origin:Romani
554
Laszlo

Meaning: glorious ruler

Origin:Hungarian
424
Zeno The meaning of Zeno is ‘gift of Zeus’ or ‘gu...
Origin: Anglicized form of Greek Zenon, related to Zeus, king of the gods
493
Odin

Meaning: god of frenzy; poetic fury

Origin:Variation of Óðinn, Old Norse
229
Ozias

Meaning: salvation

Origin:Greek
176
Inigo

Meaning: fiery

Origin:Basque, medieval Spanish variation of Ignatius
330
Olivier

Meaning: olive tree

Origin:French
930
Bruno

Meaning: brown

Origin:German
413
Nilo

Meaning: God is my judge

Origin:Spanish diminutive of Daniel
1438
Aurelio

Meaning: the golden one

Origin:Italian variation of Aurelius
363
Leonardo

Meaning: brave lion

Origin:Italian and Spanish variation of Leonard, German
431