873+ Names That Mean God

  1. 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.
  2. Joani
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Joan, English
    • Meaning:

      "God is gracious"
    • Description:

      Splits the difference between Joanie and Joni, if you can't decide between the two.
  3. 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.
  4. Kenechi
    • Origin:

      Igbo
    • Meaning:

      "thanks be to God"
    • Description:

      A cool Igbo name with a wonderful meaning.
  5. Elsabeth
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "god is my oath"
    • Description:

      Fresh spin on Elizabeth.
  6. Mayeso
    • Origin:

      Chewa
    • Meaning:

      "test from God"
  7. Bozsi
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Erzsébet, Hungarian
    • Meaning:

      "pledged to God"
    • Description:

      Bözsi is a derivative of Erzsébet, the Hungarian variation of Elizabeth.
  8. Ganix
    • Origin:

      Basque
    • Meaning:

      "God is gracious"
    • Description:

      Basque form of John
  9. Danijela
    • Origin:

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

      "God is my judge"
  10. 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.
  11. Timoti
    • Origin:

      Maori
    • Meaning:

      "honoring god"
    • Description:

      Maori form of Timothy
  12. 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.
  13. Jekuthiel
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "preservation of God; congregation of God"
  14. Theódór
    • Origin:

      Icelandic variation of Theodore, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "gift of god"
    • Description:

      The Icelandic form of Theodore, currently ranking in the Top 50 over there.
  15. Elsu
    • Origin:

      Finnish diminutive of Elsa, German
    • Meaning:

      "pledged to God"
    • Description:

      In Finland, many pet forms of names end in U, such as Elsu, a nickname for Elsa.
  16. Elísabet
    • Origin:

      Icelandic
    • Meaning:

      "pledged to god"
    • Description:

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

      Russian diminutive of Isabel
    • Meaning:

      "pledged to God"
    • Description:

      Short form used for male and female babies in Russia.
  18. Elzie
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Elsie or diminutive of Eliezer, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "God helps"
    • Description:

      Elzie was given to 16 baby girls in the US last year, almost certainly as a spelling variation of the increasingly popular sweet nickname Elsie, a diminutive of Elizabeth.
  19. Ilsabet
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "pledged to god"
    • Description:

      Old German variant of Elizabeth, newly appealing today.
  20. Himesh
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit
    • Meaning:

      "snow king, snow god"