873+ Names That Mean God

  1. Zakariya
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "God remembers"
    • Description:

      Arabic form of Zachariah
  2. Asgot
    • Origin:

      Old Swedish and Old Danish
    • Meaning:

      "god of the Goths"
  3. Dennise
    • Origin:

      Variation of Denise, French from Greek
    • Meaning:

      "god of Nysa"
  4. Mattityahu
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "gift of God"
    • Description:

      The oldest form of Matthew, from the Hebrew roots mattan, meaning "gift", and yah, "God".
  5. Dániel
    • Origin:

      Hungarian variation of Daniel, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "God is my judge"
  6. Denisz
    • Origin:

      Hungarian variation of Dennis, French from Greek
    • Meaning:

      "god of Nysa"
  7. Ahmose
    • Origin:

      Egyptian
    • Meaning:

      "born of god Iah"
    • Description:

      An Ancient Egyptian pharaoh's name which has its roots in the god name Iah.
  8. Yehiel
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "god will live"
    • Description:

      This is the name of several people in the Old Testament, including one of King David's lute players. Also spelled Yechiel or Jehiel.
  9. Timoti
    • Origin:

      Maori
    • Meaning:

      "honoring god"
    • Description:

      Maori form of Timothy
  10. Ivica
    • Origin:

      Slavic diminutive of Ivan
    • Meaning:

      "God is gracious"
    • Description:

      This diminutive of Ivan is commonly used for girls in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
  11. Pagiel
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "God allots"
    • Description:

      Undiscovered, but somewhat awkward Old Testament choice: he was the head of the tribe of Asher.
  12. Himesh
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit
    • Meaning:

      "snow king, snow god"
  13. Abdirahman
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "servant of God"
    • Description:

      Mostly used in the Somali community. Abdihakem Abdirahman is a Somali-American long distance runner who competed in the Olympics four times.
  14. Oslac
    • Origin:

      Anglo-Saxon
    • Meaning:

      "offering to god"
    • Description:

      The name of an 8th century king of Sussex, as well as several other Anglo-Saxon noblemen. A unique route to cool nickname Ozzy.
  15. Danijela
    • Origin:

      Slovene, Croatian, and Serbian feminine variation of Daniel, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "God is my judge"
  16. Jóhann
    • Origin:

      Icelandic form of John, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "God is gracious"
    • Description:

      The second-most-common variation of John in Iceland, behind Jón. Jóhann has had more steady rankings over the years.
  17. Yannou
    • Origin:

      Breton
    • Meaning:

      "God is gracious"
    • Description:

      Short form of Yann, the Breton form of John.
  18. Amadej
    • Origin:

      Slovene variation of Amadeus, Latin
    • Meaning:

      "lover of God"
    • Description:

      Amadej is the Slovene version of Amadeus, perhaps best known as the middle name of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
  19. Doroteja
    • Origin:

      Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, and Macedonian variation of Dorothea, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "gift of God"
    • Description:

      The common translation of Dorothea in Central Europe.
  20. Kenechi
    • Origin:

      Igbo
    • Meaning:

      "thanks be to God"
    • Description:

      A cool Igbo name with a wonderful meaning.