Names That Mean God

Bětka is a Czech nickname for Alžběta, the Czech and Slovak variation of Elizabeth.

Betka

While Liesa is the German short form of mother name Elizabeth, Leisa is a spelling variation and is pronounced just like Lisa, though some people say it Lee-sha.

Leisa

A bit too elephantine for a modern child.

Eliphalet

Lem is a corn-cob pipe-smoking, back porch-rocking nickname name.  But we predict as Sam and Gus become ho-hum, more parents will look to Lem.

Dorottya

Istrael

Jothan or Jotham was both a son of Gideon and a king of Judah in the Bible.  One of the biblical boys' names that's still obscure -- though like so many others in this class, it could be rediscovered.

Jothan

Quirky form of Ishmael found in Nordic countries.

Ismo

Tobiasz

Short form of Yann, the Breton form of John.

Yannou

Probably most familiar to English-speakers as Zsa Zsa Gabor's last name, the rise of other Eastern European boys' names like Casimir, Milo and Laszlo make Gabor an increasingly wearable option.

Gabor

Iván

Timoti

As a masculine name, Gauri is Finnish in origin and derives from Gabriel.

Gauri

Everything sounds better with an Italian accent.  Elisabetta is the more common Italian form.

Elizabetta

A powerful Igbo name with spiritual meaning.

Chidike

Askell

Elkan is derived from Elkanah, the name of Samuel's father in the Old Testament.

Elkan

Deniska

We like Matti in theory, but in practice it’s likely to get confused for the girlish Maddie.

Matti

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 

 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, ordered by current popularity on Nameberry.

Baby names for girls and boys that mean god or names that have meanings related to God, with meanings, origins, and popularity. (Page 61)

873+ Names That Mean God