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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.

Benno

Meaning: bear

Origin:German
1951
Marino

Meaning: of the sea

Origin:Latin
3294
Indio

Meaning: Indian

Origin:Spanish
3812
Placido

Meaning: serene

Origin:Italian and Spanish
4274
Laredo Laredo is a city in the US, existing in Texa...
Origin:Place-name
4865
Morocco The meaning of Morocco is 'a land that belon...
Origin:Place-name
8423
Taddeo

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Italian variation of Thaddeus
3772
Cicero

Meaning: chickpea

Origin:Latin
862
Pedro This name is originated from Spanish languag...
Origin:Spanish variation of Peter
1777
Augusto

Meaning: majestic, venerable

Origin:Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian variation of Augustus, Latin
4684
Armando

Meaning: soldier

Origin:Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Herman, German
1367
Giacomo

Meaning: supplanter

Origin:Italian variation of James
1127
Stefano

Meaning: garland, crown

Origin:Italian variation of Stephen
2200
Alessandro

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Italian variation of Alexander
1098
Italo

Meaning: from Italy

Origin:Italian
3233
O'shea

Meaning: hawklike, stately

Origin:Irish
4990
O'hara

Meaning: son of Eaghra

Origin:Irish
5212
O'brian

Meaning: descendant of Brian

Origin:Irish
6589
O'sullivan

Meaning: son of the black-eyed one

Origin:Irish
12833
Origin:Irish, 'son of the dark one"
13736