873+ Names That Mean God

  1. Betka
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Alzbeta, Czech
    • Meaning:

      "pledged to God"
    • Description:

      Bětka is a Czech nickname for Alžběta, the Czech and Slovak variation of Elizabeth.
  2. Prayer
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "a request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or an object of worship"
    • Description:

      A cool spiritual word name à la Psalm.
  3. 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.
  4. Ejiroghene
    • Origin:

      Urhobo
    • Meaning:

      "praise God"
  5. Yannou
    • Origin:

      Breton
    • Meaning:

      "God is gracious"
    • Description:

      Short form of Yann, the Breton form of John.
  6. Man
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Emmanuel, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "God is with us"
    • Description:

      Classic nickname for Emmanuel, but best left off the birth certificate.
  7. Zsoka
    • Origin:

      Hungarian
    • Meaning:

      "my god is oath"
    • Description:

      A sparky diminutive of Erszébet, the Hungarian form of Elizabeth.
  8. Mateja
    • Origin:

      Feminine variation of Matej, Slovak, Slovene, and Croatian
    • Meaning:

      "gift of God"
    • Description:

      Slovak cognate of Mattea.
  9. Doroteja
    • Origin:

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

      "gift of God"
    • Description:

      The common translation of Dorothea in Central Europe.
  10. Sajid
    • Origin:

      Arabic, Urdu
    • Meaning:

      "one who bows down to god"
    • Description:

      A popular Urdu name, borne by prominent British politician Sajid Javid.
  11. Danijela
    • Origin:

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

      "God is my judge"
  12. Elísabet
    • Origin:

      Icelandic
    • Meaning:

      "pledged to god"
    • Description:

      The Icelandic form of Elizabeth, borne by Icelandic author, journalist and politician Elísabet Jökulsdóttir.
  13. Bozsi
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Erzsébet, Hungarian
    • Meaning:

      "pledged to God"
    • Description:

      Bözsi is a derivative of Erzsébet, the Hungarian variation of Elizabeth.
  14. Denisha
    • Origin:

      American variation of Denise, French from Greek
    • Meaning:

      "god of Nysa"
    • Description:

      Typical of formula that takes a traditional name syllable and adds -isha ending.
  15. Dennise
    • Origin:

      Variation of Denise, French from Greek
    • Meaning:

      "god of Nysa"
  16. Kenechi
    • Origin:

      Igbo
    • Meaning:

      "thanks be to God"
    • Description:

      A cool Igbo name with a wonderful meaning.
  17. 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.
  18. Elżbieta
    • Origin:

      Polish variation of Elizabeth, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "pledged to God"
  19. Himesh
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit
    • Meaning:

      "snow king, snow god"
  20. 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.