Baby Names That Mean God / Divine
5065 baby names meaning god — with origins, popularity, and audio pronunciation on every name.
Looking for a name that means god? Here are 5065 baby names whose meaning carries the sense of god. Each links to its full page with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.
Girl Names
MielikkiFrom the Finnish Mielikki, 'the pleasing one; the good-minded' (from mieli, 'mind/mood'); the F▶MilliejoA written-as-one compound of Millie (a pet form of Mildred/Millicent, 'gentle strength' / 'work▶MokoshFrom the Slavic Mokosh, of uncertain meaning (variously 'moisture; wetness' or 'the weaver'); t▶MoranaFrom the Slavic Morana, 'death; the winter one' (from mor, 'death/pestilence'); the Slavic godd▶MutFrom the Egyptian mut, 'mother'; the Egyptian mother-goddess and queen of the gods, consort of ▶MuwahibFrom Arabic mawahib, the plural of mawhiba — 'gifts, talents, God-given abilities'. The name ca▶NamakaFrom the Hawaiian Namaka (Namakaokahai), 'the eyes (of the sea)' (na maka, 'the eyes'); the Haw▶NeithFrom the Egyptian Neith, of uncertain meaning (variously 'the terrifying one' or 'water'); the ▶NephthysFrom the Greek rendering of the Egyptian Nebet-het, 'lady of the house/temple'; the Egyptian go▶NessA one-syllable name reading as a short form of Vanessa or Agnes ('pure; holy'), or as the Scott▶NottFrom the Old Norse Nott, 'night'; the Norse goddess and personification of the night, who rides▶NutFrom the Egyptian Nut, 'the sky; the night sky'; the Egyptian goddess of the sky, arched over t▶NuwaFrom the Chinese Nuwa, of uncertain meaning (nu, 'girl/woman', + Wa, a name element); the Chine▶PomonaFrom the Latin pomum, 'a fruit'; the Roman goddess of fruit trees, orchards, and gardens; we no▶PrithviFrom the Sanskrit Prithvi, 'the vast/broad one; the earth' (from prithu, 'broad/wide'); the Hin▶ProserpinaFrom the Latin Proserpina (from the Greek Persephone), variously linked to proserpere, 'to emer▶RenenutetFrom the Egyptian Renenutet, 'she who nourishes; the nourishing snake' (linked to renen, 'to no▶RivyaA modern Sanskrit-styled Indian name. Families offer readings tied to elements such as ravi/riv▶SalaciaFrom the Latin sal, 'salt' (and salax, 'leaping'); the Roman goddess of salt water and the deep▶SekhmetFrom the Egyptian sekhem, 'power/might', hence 'the powerful one; she who is mighty'; the fierc▶SemeleFrom the Greek Semele, variously linked to a Phrygian/Thracian earth-goddess, 'the earth; under▶SerqetFrom the Egyptian Serqet, 'she who causes the throat to breathe' (also read 'she who tightens t▶SigynFrom the Old Norse Sigyn, 'victory-friend; victorious girlfriend' (sigr, 'victory', + vina, 'fr▶TefnutFrom the Egyptian Tefnut, variously 'moisture; that water/spittle'; the Egyptian goddess of moi▶TiamatFrom the Akkadian Tiamat, 'the sea' (from tiamtu, 'sea'); the primordial Mesopotamian goddess o▶UshasFrom the Sanskrit Ushas, 'dawn'; the radiant Vedic goddess of the dawn, who opens the way for t▶XarielleA modern coinage joining a stylish X- opening with the -rielle ending of Arielle/Marielle. The ▶YamunaFrom the Sanskrit Yamuna, 'the twin' (linked to yama, 'twin'); the Hindu goddess of the river Y▶
Boy Names
MardukFrom the Akkadian Marduk, variously 'bull-calf of the sun; solar calf' (amar, 'calf', + utu, 's▶MimirFrom the Old Norse Mimir, 'the rememberer; the wise one' (linked to a root meaning 'memory/to t▶NabuFrom the Akkadian Nabu, 'the announcer; the caller' (from nabu, 'to announce/call'); the Mesopo▶NannaFrom the Sumerian Nanna, of uncertain meaning (linked to 'the illuminator'); the Sumerian moon-▶NazielA modern coinage built on the -el ending that means 'God' in Hebrew names like Daniel and Gabri▶NereusFrom the Greek Nereus, linked to 'wet; flowing water'; the 'Old Man of the Sea', a gentle sea-g▶NergalFrom the Sumerian Nergal, variously 'lord of the great city (the underworld)'; the Mesopotamian▶NerielNeriel is built on the Hebrew pattern of names ending in -el, 'God' (as in Gabriel, Uriel, Dani▶NjordFrom the Old Norse Njordr, variously linked to 'strength; vigor'; the Norse god of the sea, win▶NotusFrom the Greek Notos, 'the south wind'; the god of the hot, storm-bringing south wind of late s▶NovanniA modern coinage that blends the sound of Giovanni ('God is gracious') with the bright word Nov▶NuadaFrom the Old Irish Nuada, of uncertain meaning (variously 'cloud-maker' or 'catcher'); the firs▶OgmaFrom the Old Irish Ogma, of uncertain meaning; the Celtic god of eloquence, language, and writi▶OziyahA modern name that echoes the Hebrew Uzziah, 'my strength is the Lord (Yah),' on the popular -i▶PallasFrom the Greek Pallas, variously 'a spear-brandisher; a youth'; a Titan of warcraft (and, as a ▶PerkunasFrom the Lithuanian Perkunas, 'thunder; the striker' (from perk, 'to strike'); the Baltic god o▶PerunFrom the Slavic Perun, 'the striker; thunder' (from per, 'to strike/beat'); the supreme Slavic ▶ProteusFrom the Greek protos, 'first; the first-born'; a shape-shifting sea-god who could foretell the▶RamazaniA Swahili/East African name from Ramazani (Ramadan), given to a child born during the holy mont▶RangiFrom the Maori Rangi (Ranginui), 'the sky; the heavens' (rangi, 'sky'); the Maori sky-father, w▶SaiahA modern American name that reads as a clipped Isaiah — the Hebrew prophet name meaning 'the Lo▶SedemFrom the Ewe language of Ghana, Sedem carries the meaning 'God will not forsake me' - a name of▶SobekFrom the Egyptian Sebek, 'the crocodile'; the Egyptian crocodile-god of the Nile, strength, and▶SusanooFrom the Japanese Susanoo, of uncertain meaning (traditionally 'the impetuous male'); the Shint▶SvarogFrom the Slavic Svarog, of uncertain meaning (variously linked to 'bright; the celestial; heave▶TangaroaFrom the Maori Tangaroa, of layered meaning (variously 'the great/long-standing one'); the grea▶TapioFrom the Finnish Tapio, of uncertain meaning; the Finnish god of the forest, ruler of the woodl▶TerminusFrom the Latin terminus, 'a boundary; a boundary-marker/limit'; the Roman god who protected bou▶TheodosiusFrom Greek theos ('god') and dosis ('giving, gift') — 'gift of God', the same idea as Theodore.▶ThothFrom the Greek rendering of the Egyptian Djehuty, of uncertain meaning (variously 'he who is li▶TsukuyomiFrom the Japanese Tsukuyomi, 'moon reader; moon counter' (tsuku, 'moon', + yomi, 'reading/count▶Tupãthunder; divine power▶UkkoFrom the Finnish Ukko, 'old man; grandfather'; the supreme Finnish god of the sky, weather, thu▶VarunaFrom the Sanskrit Varuna, 'the all-enveloping; he who covers' (from vr, 'to cover/encompass'); ▶VelesFrom the Slavic Veles, of uncertain meaning (variously linked to 'ox; cattle'); the Slavic god ▶VertumnusFrom the Latin vertere, 'to turn/change'; the Roman god of the seasons, change, and the harvest▶VulcanFrom the Latin Vulcanus, of uncertain meaning (variously linked to 'to flash; the shining one' ▶