873+ Names That Mean God

Well used in Israel and in Russia, either on its own or as an endearment for Galila or Galina.

Variant of the popular Slavic name Bogdan, meaning "given by god".

Finnish form of John

A gallicized spelling of Mazhe, itself a Breton version of Matthew, which is currently popular for baby boys in France.

Slovene mini name that was once short for names like Doroteja and Mateja, but now is more popular independently.

A condensed version of Elizabeth made more familiar by The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo's Lisbeth Salander.

While Ilise is unusual, the E version is more attractive.

This common name for both boys and girls in Scandinavia would definitely work better as a feminine name in the U.S.

Multisyllabic New Testament relic dimly recalled from the Thornton Wilder novel Theophilus North.

An unconventional Spanish and Portuguese smoosh name made up of feminine Maria and masculine Jose.

Modern Danish form of Esger or Asger, borne by dancer Eske Holm, evolutionary geneticist Eske Willerslev and actor Eske Forsting Hansen.

Magi, as in the Three Wise Men who visited the baby Jesus, is a new word name appropriate for Christmas babies. It might also be a way to spell Maggie, but you can see the problems that's going to cause.

Intriguing Russian possibility, even though proper pronunciation would not be obvious. Ilya might be a more manageable option.

Form of Jasmine commonly used in Turkey.

Classically, the De- prefix indicates "son of," so any variation of this name could work for the child of a dad named Shawn or Sean.

Finnish form of Daniel

Goodwin — which is mostly seen as a last name — comes from the long-forgotten given name Godwine. Godwine was a relatively common name in medieval England. It later traveled to Germanic regions in the form of Godwin.

Elizabeth is a name of hundreds of variations, but this German name for girls, redolent of the Olde Country, is unfamiliar in the U.S. and likely to remain so.

A Nephite soldier mentioned in The Book of Mormon. Its meaning is not clear: it may derive from Hebrew amar "to speak", or from Omri, or from the gentilic Amorite.