873+ Names That Mean God

  1. Mattityahu
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "gift of God"
    • Description:

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

      Old Swedish and Old Danish
    • Meaning:

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

      Hungarian variation of Daniel, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "God is my judge"
  4. Théophane
    • Origin:

      French, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "manifestation of God"
    • Description:

      French form of Theophanes
  5. 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.
  6. Dionysios
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "god of Nysa"
  7. Denisz
    • Origin:

      Hungarian variation of Dennis, French from Greek
    • Meaning:

      "god of Nysa"
  8. Lashawn
    • Origin:

      Ccmbination name, La + Shawn, Irish variation of John
    • Meaning:

      "God is gracious"
    • Description:

      La is the French prefix used to indicate paternity, much the same way Mc or O' are used in Irish and the son suffix is used in English. First names with the La prefix were popularized in the 19th century by the Free Blacks of New Orleans, who used La plus the father's first name, making Lashawn (or LaShawn) a name meaning son (or child) of Shawn, a phonetic spelling of Sean, the Irish variation of John.
  9. Ahmose
    • Origin:

      Egyptian
    • Meaning:

      "born of god Iah"
    • Description:

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

      Hungarian variation of Lillian
    • Meaning:

      "lily, pledged to God"
  12. Zakariya
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "God remembers"
    • Description:

      Arabic form of Zachariah
  13. Betuska
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Běta, Czech
    • Meaning:

      "pledged to God"
    • Description:

      Bětuška is derived from Běta, a short form of Alžběta, the Czech variation of Elizabeth. Even in the Czech Republic, Bětuška is rarely used as a given name.
  14. Eliasz
    • Origin:

      "Yahweh is God"
    • Meaning:

      "Yahweh is God"
  15. Ozazias
    • Origin:

      Greek from Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "strength of god"
    • Description:

      Form of Azaziah used in the Greek Bible.
  16. Sámuel
    • Origin:

      Hungarian variation of Samuel, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "told by God"
  17. Dennise
    • Origin:

      Variation of Denise, French from Greek
    • Meaning:

      "god of Nysa"
  18. Elżbieta
    • Origin:

      Polish variation of Elizabeth, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "pledged to God"
  19. Eliphelet
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "god is release"
    • Description:

      The name of several people in the Old Testament, including a son of David. Eliphalet is a variant spelling.
  20. Chibuike
    • Origin:

      Igbo
    • Meaning:

      "God is strength"
    • Description:

      Many African names can be used for both sexes, as is the case with Chibuike. There are no stats on usage in Nigeria, Chibuike's country of origin, but in the US it is used more often for boys.