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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.

Plato

Meaning: broad-shouldered

Origin:Greek
4994
Obama

Meaning: bending or leaning; little beach

Origin:Luo; Japanese
3109
Olaf

Meaning: ancestor's relic

Origin:Norse
1988
Cayo

Meaning: rejoice

Origin:Latin, from the Roman family name Caius
1660
Odion

Meaning: first born of twins

Origin:Esan
2439
Nemo

Meaning: nobody

Origin:Greek
1004
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Origin:Italian place-name
4938
Danilo

Meaning: God is my judge

Origin:Ukrainian variation of Daniel
2456
Olive

Meaning: olive tree

Origin:English, from Latin, nature name
55
Olivia

Meaning: olive tree

Origin:Latin
49
Oliver

Meaning: olive tree

Origin:Latin
7
Hugo

Meaning: mind, intellect

Origin:Latinized form of Hugh
8
Oscar

Meaning: God spear, or deer-lover or champion warrior

Origin:English or Irish
12
Otto

Meaning: wealthy

Origin:German
15