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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.

Emilio

Meaning: rival

Origin:Spanish and Italian variation of Emil
561
Orlando

Meaning: famous throughout the land

Origin:Italian variation of Roland
333
Calixto

Meaning: beautiful

Origin:Greek
1142
Luciano

Meaning: light

Origin:Italian variation of Lucian
746
Dario

Meaning: possessing goodness

Origin:Italian variation of Darius
786
Massimo

Meaning: the greatest

Origin:Italian variation of Maximus
1082
Paolo

Meaning: small

Origin:Italian, variation of Paul
1266
Carlo The name Carlo hails from Italy. The meaning...
Origin:Italian variation of Charles
1273
Octavio

Meaning: eighth

Origin:Spanish variation of Octavius
1466
Neo

Meaning: new or gift

Origin:Latin or Tswana
340
Jericho The meaning of Jericho is 'fragrant' or 'cit...
Origin:Biblical place-name
1068
Echo

Meaning: echo or sound

Origin:Greek mythology name
639
Ocean

Meaning: ocean

Origin:English, nature name
598
Oriana

Meaning: dawn

Origin:Latin
575
Olwen

Meaning: white footprint

Origin:Welsh
1873
Calico

Meaning: cotton cloth imported from India; a blotched or spotted animal

Origin:English word name
2310
Cato

Meaning: all-knowing

Origin:Latin
801
Calypso

Meaning: she who hides

Origin:Greek
678
Olympia

Meaning: from Mount Olympus

Origin:Greek
683
Odelia

Meaning: I will praise the Lord or wealth

Origin:Hebrew, German
1042