873+ Names That Mean God

This variation of Biblical Michael was a fast riser in 2022, given to 91 baby boys compared to 13 in 2021. The Maikel spelling is used in the Dominican Republic.

Cute nickname but the "gabby" synonym might prove problematic, especially is your daughter is chatty....or not.

Teasagh or Teasag, which can be Anglicized as Jessie, is a Scottish form of Jean, which itself originated as a Scottish feminine form of John. Scotswomen called Jessie are more likely to be properly named Teasagh than Jessica.

Prince of the tribe of Zebulon in the Exodus, everyone will misunderstand this as Elias, with a stuffed nose.

Well used in Israel and in Russia, either on its own or as an endearment for Galila or Galina.

Basha bears a family resemblance to other newly popular Slavic names Sasha and Mischa, all of them hearty, warm and welcoming.

This strong and commanding Russian name is pronounced ah-KEEM.

A contracted form of Yehochanan, the Biblical Hebrew form of John. Variants include Yohanan and Johanan and the increasingly popular short form is Yahya.

Widely used in Italy, Spain, and Portugal, has an air of generosity and could easily be adopted here.

Modern form of Theophanes, used mostly by Greeks

A Finnish nickname for names such as Esteri, Elisabet, or any name starting with Es-.

Derived from the Tigrinya elements hiyab, meaning "gift," and el, "God."

Colonial Americans used many Biblical names forgotten by modern baby namers; this is an Old Testament descendant of Shem. If Moses and Noah can come back, why not Abimael and brethren?

Strong and unusual Nordic name that would make a cool addition to the N-ending boy name trend.

Short for Samantha or long for Sam, Sammy is a sweet midcentury nickname name that we can see coming back.

In the 18th century, Tiah was seen as a nickname for the biblical name Azariah. Nowadays it's used a variation of the feminine names Thea and Tia.

Little-used name borne by several biblical figures including a king. It would make an unexpected way to get the nickname Eli - or Kim.