873+ Names That Mean God

Unusual and simple: a winning combination. But it was the name of a fifteen-thousand-ton monster in a midcentury "Godzilla" movie.

More commonly spelled with two 'f's, Raffaele is every bit as attractive as the original, and could make a dashing choice.

Although she declared her independence as far back as the reign of Elizabeth I--Good Queen Bess, Bess now sounds less passé than Beth or Betsy.

A French name that's lost its chic.

Eliška is warm and friendly, in the Misha, Sasha mode.

Thanks to two cultural influences, January has joined March, April, June and August as a plausible month name.

Spelling a bit elaborate and confusing.

This Indian name would make the perfect choice for those looking for a strong water-based name. A variation which may seem more immediately masculine to the English-speaking ear is Varun. The feminine version is Varuni, who was Varuna's consort.

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.

A rarely used Biblical place-name with a soft and pleasant sound.

Variation of Thaddeus.

Rarely used in the last two centuries, but might be worth dusting off and holding up to the light.

It's difficult to imagine anyone using the first name Jonesy -- and in fact, in the most recent US tally, there were nearly 100 babies named Jones but none named Jonesy. Still, this is a name that many people with Jones for a name, last or first, end up being known by, and as a nickname, it's sorta cute in a Skip, Chip, Bitsy kind of way.

This spelling variation of trending unisex Ari — both diminutives of Hebrew Ariel — means "lion of God".

More modern options: Shaw, Shay, or even Sean.

Evanna is the name of a Harry Potter actress who pronounces it ee-vah-na. This might be considered another international feminine form of the many variations of John; Ivana, Giovanna, and even Joan are cousins of Evanna. It could also be a compound name, combining Eva and Anna.

Lizzie was commonly used as an independent name in the last half of the nineteenth century. Today Lizzie is still one of the most stylish short forms of Elizabeth, but few U.S. parents put it on the birth certificate.

Unisex name from the Old Testament, which is very in-keeping with current naming trends for girls.

Yes, Timothy has been given to baby girls before — although how many were the result of a clerical error, we can’t be sure.

Ilsa is remembered as the radiant but tragic heroine of "Casablanca," and it's having something of a European resurgence.