Meaning
Boy names that mean God
135 boy names whose dictionary meaning includes God. Given most today: Jack, Theo, and Theodore.
Meanings are glosses from Wiktionary entries and keep any hedge the dictionary gives. A meaning shown as “from X” is inherited from the name it derives from.
“God is gracious”
Say it JAK
Loved across three Canadian provinces, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and 4 more places. Common in England and Wales, the Netherlands, Sweden, and 4 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 11 more places.
1 in 50 boys born in Ireland in 2025. Number 2 there.
from John, “God is gracious” · English origin · 1 syllable
“god + gift”
Say it THEE-oh
Loved across Quebec, Scotland, four German cities, and 3 more places. Common in France, England and Wales, Ontario, and 12 more places. Rare in Italy, Poland, Israel, and 3 more places.
1 in 113 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 12 there.
from Theodore, “god + gift” · Greek origin · 2 syllables
“god + gift”
Say it THEE-uh-dor
Loved across England and Wales, three Canadian provinces, Australia, and New Zealand. Common in Quebec, Ireland, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 14 more places.
1 in 103 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 9 there.
“god + gift” · Latin and Greek origin · 3 syllables
“God is my judge”
Say it DAN-yul
Common across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 23 more places. Rare in France, Quebec, Slovenia, and 1 more place.
1 in 105 boys born in Ireland in 2025. Number 13 there.
“God is my judge” · Hebrew origin · 2 syllables
“God is my strong man”
Say it GAY-bree-ul
Loved in France and Switzerland. Common in England and Wales, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places. Rare in Israel, the Netherlands, Ireland, and 4 more places.
1 in 62 boys born in Poland in 2025. Number 19 there.
“God is my strong man” · Latin, Greek, and Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“'God has set' or 'God has placed'”
Say it SAM-yoo-ul
Common across France, the UK, Italy, and 25 more places. Rare in Poland, Israel, Slovenia, and 1 more place.
1 in 354 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 66 there.
“'God has set' or 'God has placed'” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“Yahweh is my god”
Say it ee-LY-us
Loved across Austria, Switzerland, four German cities, and 2 more places. Common across England and Wales, three Canadian provinces, the Netherlands, and 11 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 5 more places.
1 in 64 boys born in Austria in 2025. Number 4 there.
from Elijah, “Yahweh is my god” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“God has given”
Say it NAY-thun
Common in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 8 more places. Rare in Poland, Israel, Sweden, and 11 more places.
1 in 255 boys born in Scotland in 2025. Number 56 there.
“God has given” · Hebrew origin · 2 syllables
“who is like God?”
Say it MY-kul
Common across the UK, three Canadian provinces, Israel, and 7 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 11 more places.
1 in 126 boys born in Ireland in 2025. Number 22 there.
“who is like God?” · Hebrew origin · 2 syllables
“Yahweh is my god”
Say it ih-LY-juh
Loved across three Australian states and New Zealand. Common across the UK, Ontario, Ireland, and 2 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 15 more places.
1 in 164 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 23 there.
“Yahweh is my god” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“gift of the Lord”
Say it mah-TAY-oh
Loved in Catalonia, Spain, Croatia, and 1 more place. Common across three Canadian provinces, Sweden, Austria, and 9 more places. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 6 more places.
1 in 63 boys born in Catalonia in 2025. Number 6 there.
“gift of the Lord” · Spanish origin · 3 syllables
“Yahweh is gracious”
Say it YAHN
Loved in Poland and Catalonia. Common across the Netherlands, Austria, three German cities, and 3 more places. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 11 more places.
1 in 25 boys born in Poland in 2025. Number 4 there.
“Yahweh is gracious” · Dutch and Hebrew origin · 1 syllable
“gift of the Lord”
Say it mah-TAY-oh
Loved in Switzerland. Common in Italy, the Netherlands, Ontario, and 11 more places. Rare across France, the UK, Poland, and 6 more places.
1 in 79 boys born in Italy in 2024. Number 13 there.
“gift of the Lord” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“Yahweh is salvation”
Say it JOSH-oo-uh
Common across the UK, Ontario, Ireland, and 6 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 13 more places.
1 in 290 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 53 there.
“Yahweh is salvation” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“(God) shall add”
Say it JOH-sef
Common across France, the UK, Ontario, and 6 more places. Rare in Italy, Poland, Israel, and 15 more places.
1 in 207 boys born in Northern Ireland in 2025. Number 54 there.
“(God) shall add” · Hebrew origin · 2 syllables
“God is gracious”
Say it JON
Common in Ontario, Ireland, British Columbia, and 3 more places. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 16 more places.
1 in 145 boys born in Ireland in 2025. Number 29 there.
“God is gracious” · Hebrew origin · 1 syllable
“my God is Yahweh”
Say it EL-ee-ut
Common across England and Wales, three Nordic countries, Ontario, and 5 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 15 more places.
1 in 317 boys born in Scotland in 2025. Number 85 there.
from Elliott, “my God is Yahweh” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“gift of the Lord”
Say it MATH-yoo
Common in Ontario, Ireland, Scotland, and 2 more places. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 16 more places.
1 in 224 boys born in Northern Ireland in 2025. Number 61 there.
“gift of the Lord” · Hebrew origin · 2 syllables
“God cures/has healed”
Say it RAF-ee-el
Loved in France. Common across Austria, five German cities, and Quebec. Rare across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 11 more places.
1 in 89 boys born in France in 2025. Number 4 there.
“God cures/has healed” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“'God has set' or 'God has placed'”
Say it SAM
Loved in the Netherlands. Common in Sweden, Ireland, and 1 more place. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 15 more places.
1 in 224 boys born in Ireland in 2025. Number 50 there.
from Samuel, “'God has set' or 'God has placed'” · English origin · 1 syllable
“God is gracious”
Say it EV-un
Common across France, three Canadian provinces, and Ireland. Rare across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 14 more places.
1 in 312 boys born in Ireland in 2025. Number 80 there.
“God is gracious” · Welsh origin · 2 syllables
“Yahweh has remembered”
Say it ZAK-uh-ree
Common in England and Wales, Quebec, and British Columbia. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 18 more places.
1 in 387 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 75 there.
“Yahweh has remembered” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“God is gracious”
Say it SHAWN
Common in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 19 more places.
1 in 103 boys born in Ireland in 2025. Number 23 there.
“God is gracious” · Irish origin · 1 syllable
“God has given”
Say it JON-uh-thun
Common across Austria, the German cities, and Norway. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 11 more places.
1 in 178 boys born in Austria in 2025. Number 38 there.
“God has given” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“little Marcus (Marcus is from the god Mars)”
Say it mar-SEL
Common in France, Poland, Catalonia, and Slovenia. Rare across the UK, Italy, three Canadian provinces, and 13 more places.
1 in 56 boys born in Poland in 2025. Number 16 there.
“little Marcus (Marcus is from the god Mars)” · French and Latin origin · 2 syllables
“God's gift; or God exists”
Say it JES-ee
Common in England and Wales, the Netherlands, and Northern Ireland. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 18 more places.
1 in 277 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 51 there.
“God's gift; or God exists” · Hebrew origin · 2 syllables
“gift of the Lord (via Matthieu)”
Say it mah-TAY-oh
Common across France, three Nordic countries, Austria, and 4 more places. Rare across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 11 more places.
1 in 88 boys born in Norway in 2025. Number 12 there.
“gift of the Lord (via Matthieu)” · French, Spanish, Italian, and Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“god + gift”
Say it THEE-uh-dor
Common across three Nordic countries, Austria, and the German cities. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 10 more places.
1 in 84 boys born in Norway in 2025. Number 11 there.
from Theodore, “god + gift” · Latin and Greek origin · 3 syllables
“God cures/has healed”
Say it rah-fy-EL
Common across Austria, Switzerland, three German cities, and 2 more places. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 14 more places.
1 in 1,022 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 189 there.
from Raphael, “God cures/has healed” · Hebrew and Spanish origin · 3 syllables
“to honour + god”
Say it TIM
Loved in Slovenia. Common across Switzerland and four German cities. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 13 more places.
1 in 387 boys born in Switzerland in 2025. Number 66 there.
from Timothy, “to honour + god” · English and German origin · 1 syllable
105 more names
“Yahweh (is) God”
“Yahweh (is) God” · Hebrew origin · 2 syllables
“from Mars, the Roman god”
“from Mars, the Roman god” · Latin origin · 2 syllables
“my God is Yahweh”
“my God is Yahweh” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“God is gracious”
“God is gracious” · Scottish Gaelic origin · 2 syllables
“(God) shall add”
from Joseph, “(God) shall add” · French origin · 2 syllables
“possibly Yahweh is salvation”
“possibly Yahweh is salvation” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“God is gracious”
“God is gracious” · Latin, Greek, and Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“God has given”
“God has given” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“(God) shall add”
“(God) shall add” · Hebrew origin · 2 syllables
“God is gracious”
from Evan, “God is gracious” · Russian and Welsh origin · 2 syllables
“gift of Yahweh”
“gift of Yahweh” · Danish, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“who is like Yahweh”
“who is like Yahweh” · Hebrew origin · 2 syllables
“God is gracious”
from John, “God is gracious” · Arabic origin · 2 syllables
“Yahweh has remembered”
from Zachariah, “Yahweh has remembered” · Hebrew origin · 1 syllable
“God is my judge”
from Daniel, “God is my judge” · English origin · 2 syllables
“god + gift”
“god + gift” · Greek origin · 3 syllables
“gift of Yahweh”
“gift of Yahweh” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“God strengthens”
“God strengthens” · Hebrew origin · 4 syllables
“God is with us”
“God is with us” · Spanish origin · 2 syllables
“lion of God”
“lion of God” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“Yahweh has remembered”
from Zachariah, “Yahweh has remembered” · Hebrew origin · 1 syllable
“Yahweh is gracious”
“Yahweh is gracious” · Hebrew origin · 1 syllable
“who is like God?”
“who is like God?” · Hebrew origin · 2 syllables
“God has given”
“God has given” · Hebrew origin · 2 syllables
“servant of God”
“servant of God” · Arabic origin · 3 syllables
“God is gracious”
“God is gracious” · Latin origin · 2 syllables
“God is my strong man”
“God is my strong man” · Italian origin · 4 syllables
“gift of Yahweh”
“gift of Yahweh” · Latin, Greek, and Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“Yahweh is gracious”
“Yahweh is gracious” · Italian origin · 3 syllables
“he wrestles with God”
“he wrestles with God” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“to honour + god”
“to honour + god” · Latin and Greek origin · 4 syllables
“Yahweh is my god”
from Elijah, “Yahweh is my god” · Latin origin · 3 syllables
“God hears, God will hear”
“God hears, God will hear” · Arabic origin · 3 syllables
“Yahweh is gracious”
“Yahweh is gracious” · Hebrew origin · 2 syllables
“Yahweh has remembered”
from Zachariah, “Yahweh has remembered” · Hebrew origin · 1 syllable
“Yahweh is salvation”
from Joshua, “Yahweh is salvation” · Hebrew origin · 1 syllable
“gift of Yahweh”
“gift of Yahweh” · Old Norse, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew origin · 1 syllable
“my God is Yahweh”
from Elliott, “my God is Yahweh” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“the Lord has remembered”
“the Lord has remembered” · Hebrew and Arabic origin · 4 syllables
“Who is like God?”
“Who is like God?” · Portuguese and Spanish origin · 2 syllables
“God is gracious”
“God is gracious” · German and Danish origin · 1 syllable
“Yahweh has remembered”
“Yahweh has remembered” · Arabic origin · 4 syllables
“God is with us”
“God is with us” · Hebrew origin · 4 syllables
“God hears, God will hear”
“God hears, God will hear” · Hebrew and Spanish origin · 3 syllables
“who is like God?”
“who is like God?” · Latin, Greek, and Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“God is gracious”
“God is gracious” · Irish origin · 1 syllable
“(God) shall add”
“(God) shall add” · Italian origin · 3 syllables
“Yahweh exalt”
“Yahweh exalt” · Hebrew origin · 4 syllables
“'God has set' or 'God has placed'”
from Samuel, “'God has set' or 'God has placed'” · Hebrew origin · 2 syllables
“(God) shall add”
from Joseph, “(God) shall add” · Hebrew origin · 1 syllable
“Yahweh has remembered”
from Zachariah, “Yahweh has remembered” · Hebrew origin · 1 syllable
“who is like Yahweh”
“who is like Yahweh” · Hebrew and Finnish origin · 2 syllables
“(God) shall add”
“(God) shall add” · Hebrew and Spanish origin · 2 syllables
“follower of (the wine god) Dionysus”
from Dennis, “follower of (the wine god) Dionysus” · Greek origin · 2 syllables
“my God is Yahweh”
from Elliott, “my God is Yahweh” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“(God) shall add”
from Joseph, “(God) shall add” · Arabic origin · 2 syllables
“to honour + god”
“to honour + god” · Greek origin · 2 syllables
“he who listens to God”
“he who listens to God” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“Yahweh is gracious”
“Yahweh is gracious” · German origin · 2 syllables
“gift of the Lord”
“gift of the Lord” · Latin origin · 3 syllables
“gift of the Lord”
“gift of the Lord” · Hebrew origin · 2 syllables
“Yahweh is gracious”
“Yahweh is gracious” · Manx and Spanish origin · 1 syllable
“God is my judge”
from Daniel, “God is my judge” · French origin · 2 syllables
“who is like God?”
from Michael, “who is like God?” · Hebrew origin · 2 syllables
“follower of (the wine god) Dionysus”
“follower of (the wine god) Dionysus” · Greek origin · 2 syllables
“Yahweh (is) God”
“Yahweh (is) God” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“God has given”
“God has given” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“Who is like God?”
“Who is like God?” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“gift of Yahweh”
“gift of Yahweh” · Polish origin · 2 syllables
“God is gracious”
“God is gracious” · Catalan origin · 2 syllables
“God is my light”
“God is my light” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“Yahweh is gracious”
“Yahweh is gracious” · German origin · 2 syllables
“gift of Yahweh”
“gift of Yahweh” · Hebrew, Old Norse, Latin, and Greek origin · 3 syllables
“(God) shall add”
“(God) shall add” · Hebrew origin · 2 syllables
“Yahweh is gracious”
“Yahweh is gracious” · German origin · 1 syllable
“who is like God?”
from Michael, “who is like God?” · Hebrew origin · 1 syllable
“may Yahweh raise up”
“may Yahweh raise up” · Spanish origin · 2 syllables
“Yahweh has remembered”
from Zachary, “Yahweh has remembered” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“gift of God”
“gift of God” · Slavic origin · 2 syllables
“Yahweh is my god”
from Elijah, “Yahweh is my god” · Hebrew origin · 2 syllables
“who is like God?”
“who is like God?” · Russian origin · 3 syllables
“gift of the Lord”
“gift of the Lord” · Hebrew origin · 1 syllable
“to honour + god”
“to honour + god” · Greek origin · 3 syllables
“God cures/has healed”
“God cures/has healed” · Hebrew origin · 4 syllables
“God is my judge”
“God is my judge” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“God is gracious”
“God is gracious” · French origin · 1 syllable
“the sun or the sun-god.”
“the sun or the sun-god.” · Sanskrit origin · 2 syllables
“God is gracious”
“God is gracious” · English origin · 2 syllables
“God strengthens”
“God strengthens” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“Yahweh (is) God”
from Joel, “Yahweh (is) God” · Hebrew origin · 2 syllables
“may Yahweh raise up”
“may Yahweh raise up” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“who is like God?”
“who is like God?” · Hebrew origin · 2 syllables
“God has helped”
from Eleazar, “God has helped” · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables
“God is gracious”
from Janice, “God is gracious” · French origin · 2 syllables
“love + god”
“love + god” · Latin origin · 3 syllables
“immortal, divine”
“immortal, divine” · Greek origin · 2 syllables
“who is like God?”
“who is like God?” · French origin · 2 syllables
“Yahweh is my god”
“Yahweh is my god” · Russian origin · 2 syllables
“the Lord saves”
“the Lord saves” · Spanish and Aramaic origin · 2 syllables
“God cures/has healed”
from Raphael, “God cures/has healed” · Hebrew and Spanish origin · 1 syllable
“gift of the Lord”
“gift of the Lord” · Hebrew origin · 2 syllables
“(God) shall add”
“(God) shall add” · Hebrew origin · 2 syllables
“Yahweh exalt”
“Yahweh exalt” · Polish origin · 3 syllables
“god + spear”
“god + spear” · Old Norse origin · 2 syllables
“who is like God?”
“who is like God?” · Hebrew origin · 2 syllables
Other meanings
Sources
Meanings: Wiktionary entries for Jack, Theo, Theodore, Daniel, Gabriel, Samuel, Elias, Nathan, Michael, Elijah, Mateo, Jan, Matteo, Joshua, Joseph, John, Elliot, Matthew, Raphael, Sam, Evan, Zachary, Sean, Jonathan, Marcel, Jesse, Matheo, Theodor, Rafael, Tim, Joel, Marcus, Elliott, Ian, Joey, Isaiah, Johannes, Nathaniel, Yosef, Ivan, Mathias, Micah, Yahya, Zack, Danny, Teodor, Matthias, Ezekiel, Manuel, Ariel, Zach, Jon, Michal, Natan, Abdullah, Eoin, Gabriele, Matias, Giovanni, Israel, Tymoteusz, Elia, Ismail, Johan, Zac, Josh, Mats, Eliott, Zakaria, Miguel, Jens, Zakariya, Emanuel, Ismael, Mikael, Shane, Giuseppe, Jeremiah, Shmuel, Joe, Zak, Mika, Josef, Denis, Eliot, Yousef, Timo, Samuele, Johann, Mateusz, Matej, Juan, Dani, Micheal, Dennis, Gioele, Nathanael, Michele, Maciej, Joan, Uriel, Hannes, Mattias, Jozef, Hans, Mick, Joaquin, Zackary, Bogdan, Elie, Mikhail, Thijs, Timothee, Raffaele, Daniele, Jean, Ravi, Gianni, Ezequiel, Yoel, Joachim, Miquel, Elazar, Janis, Amadej, Ambrož, Michel, Ilya, Jesus, Raf, Mateu, Josep, Jeremiasz, Asger, Mihaly. Wiktionary text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.