Names That Mean Lord

  1. Žana
    • Origin:

      Slovene and Croatian variation of Gianna, Italian
    • Meaning:

      "the Lord is gracious"
    • Description:

      Currently fashionable in Slovenia.
  2. Beelzebub
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "lord of the flies"
    • Description:

      Beelzebub was a god formerly worshipped in Ekron, but has been adapted by Ibrahimic religions to be synonymous with Satan.
  3. Sakari
    • Origin:

      Variation of Sakarias, Finnish
    • Meaning:

      "the Lord has remembered"
    • Description:

      Technically speaking, Sakari is the Finnish version of Zachary, with the emphasis on the first syllable. In practice, it's a modern American unisex name, pronounced sah-KAR-ee.
  4. Sakarias
    • Origin:

      Finnish variation of Zacharias, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "the Lord has remembered"
    • Description:

      Commonly shortened to Sakari, which may have broader appeal.
  5. Pethuel
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "persuasion of the Lord"
    • Description:

      In the Old Testament, this was the name of the father of the prophet Joel.
  6. Baalzebub
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "lord of flies"
    • Description:

      Baalzebub, also spelled Beelzebub, is a demon in Abrahamic religions. In Christian sources, Baalzebub is another name for Satan.
  7. Zechariah
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "the Lord has remembered"
    • Description:

      Zechariah is actually the original Biblical form of the name more often found these days as Zachariah, probably because of the popularity of Zachary. People are going to have trouble getting Zechariah because they won't understand the Zech part. This name, in whatever form, begs to be shortened in the modern world to Zach (or Zac or Zack).
  8. Jesus
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "the Lord is salvation"
    • Description:

      Jesus -- pronounced hay-SOOS -- is used exclusively and extensively among Spanish speakers, though JEE-zus as in the first name of Christ is never used in the Anglophone world. Jesus Quintana was a character in The Big Lebowski and Jesus Velasquez appeared on True Blood.
  9. Asiah
    • Origin:

      Variation of Asaiah, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "the Lord hath made"
    • Description:

      This contracted form of Asaiah was one of the fastest-rising boy names of 2019, but has yet to reach the popularity levels of its longer counterpart. Concise and less vowel heavy as it is, Asiah is given to 95 boys each year, compared Asaiah, which is given to more than 200.
  10. Adonijah
    • Origin:

      Hebrew, 'my lord is Yahweh"
    • Description:

      Adonijah was one of King David's sons in the Old Testament; this name (the accent is on the "ni" syllable) is waiting to be rediscovered.
  11. Natasza
    • Origin:

      Polish variation of Natasha, Russian
    • Meaning:

      "birthday of the Lord"
  12. Natália
    • Origin:

      Portuguese, Slovak and Hungarian variation of Natalia, Latin
    • Meaning:

      "birthday of the Lord"
  13. Keshavan
    • Origin:

      Hindi
    • Meaning:

      "Lord Vishnu"
    • Description:

      Variant of Kesavan
  14. Tiernan
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "little lord"
    • Description:

      An old Irish surname cousin of Tierney that makes an unusual and appealing Irish gender switch.
  15. Natalja
    • Origin:

      Estonian variation of Natalia, Latin
    • Meaning:

      "birthday of the Lord"
    • Description:

      The most common form of Natalia in Estonia, where there is a strong Russian influence on baby names.
  16. Giannetta
    • Origin:

      Variation of Gianna, Italian
    • Meaning:

      "the Lord is gracious"
    • Description:

      Elaborate, ultra-feminine variation of Gianna.
  17. Mikah
    • Origin:

      Variation of Micah
    • Meaning:

      "who is like the Lord"
    • Description:

      Like the original spelling Micah, more parents each year are considering this name for girls.
  18. Kitsa
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Kyriaki, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "of the lord"
    • Description:

      Kitsa could be used as a cute elaboration of Kit or a nickname for Katherine, although the names are unrelated. It's traditionally a nickname for the rare Greek name Kyriaki.
  19. Jianna
    • Origin:

      Variation of Gianna, Italian
    • Meaning:

      "the Lord is gracious"
    • Description:

      Jianna was one of the fastest-rising names of 2020 after the deaths of Kobe and Gianna Bryant. It continued to rise in 2021.

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