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 FMilliejoA written-as-one compound of Millie (a pet form of Mildred/Millicent, 'gentle strength' / 'workMokoshFrom the Slavic Mokosh, of uncertain meaning (variously 'moisture; wetness' or 'the weaver'); tMoranaFrom the Slavic Morana, 'death; the winter one' (from mor, 'death/pestilence'); the Slavic goddMutFrom 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 caNamakaFrom the Hawaiian Namaka (Namakaokahai), 'the eyes (of the sea)' (na maka, 'the eyes'); the HawNeithFrom 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 goNessA one-syllable name reading as a short form of Vanessa or Agnes ('pure; holy'), or as the ScottNottFrom the Old Norse Nott, 'night'; the Norse goddess and personification of the night, who ridesNutFrom the Egyptian Nut, 'the sky; the night sky'; the Egyptian goddess of the sky, arched over tNuwaFrom the Chinese Nuwa, of uncertain meaning (nu, 'girl/woman', + Wa, a name element); the ChinePomonaFrom the Latin pomum, 'a fruit'; the Roman goddess of fruit trees, orchards, and gardens; we noPrithviFrom the Sanskrit Prithvi, 'the vast/broad one; the earth' (from prithu, 'broad/wide'); the HinProserpinaFrom the Latin Proserpina (from the Greek Persephone), variously linked to proserpere, 'to emerRenenutetFrom the Egyptian Renenutet, 'she who nourishes; the nourishing snake' (linked to renen, 'to noRivyaA modern Sanskrit-styled Indian name. Families offer readings tied to elements such as ravi/rivSalaciaFrom the Latin sal, 'salt' (and salax, 'leaping'); the Roman goddess of salt water and the deepSekhmetFrom the Egyptian sekhem, 'power/might', hence 'the powerful one; she who is mighty'; the fiercSemeleFrom the Greek Semele, variously linked to a Phrygian/Thracian earth-goddess, 'the earth; underSerqetFrom the Egyptian Serqet, 'she who causes the throat to breathe' (also read 'she who tightens tSigynFrom the Old Norse Sigyn, 'victory-friend; victorious girlfriend' (sigr, 'victory', + vina, 'frTefnutFrom the Egyptian Tefnut, variously 'moisture; that water/spittle'; the Egyptian goddess of moiTiamatFrom the Akkadian Tiamat, 'the sea' (from tiamtu, 'sea'); the primordial Mesopotamian goddess oUshasFrom the Sanskrit Ushas, 'dawn'; the radiant Vedic goddess of the dawn, who opens the way for tXarielleA 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, 'sMimirFrom the Old Norse Mimir, 'the rememberer; the wise one' (linked to a root meaning 'memory/to tNabuFrom the Akkadian Nabu, 'the announcer; the caller' (from nabu, 'to announce/call'); the MesopoNannaFrom 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 GabriNereusFrom the Greek Nereus, linked to 'wet; flowing water'; the 'Old Man of the Sea', a gentle sea-gNergalFrom the Sumerian Nergal, variously 'lord of the great city (the underworld)'; the MesopotamianNerielNeriel is built on the Hebrew pattern of names ending in -el, 'God' (as in Gabriel, Uriel, DaniNjordFrom the Old Norse Njordr, variously linked to 'strength; vigor'; the Norse god of the sea, winNotusFrom the Greek Notos, 'the south wind'; the god of the hot, storm-bringing south wind of late sNovanniA modern coinage that blends the sound of Giovanni ('God is gracious') with the bright word NovNuadaFrom the Old Irish Nuada, of uncertain meaning (variously 'cloud-maker' or 'catcher'); the firsOgmaFrom the Old Irish Ogma, of uncertain meaning; the Celtic god of eloquence, language, and writiOziyahA modern name that echoes the Hebrew Uzziah, 'my strength is the Lord (Yah),' on the popular -iPallasFrom 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 oPerunFrom 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 theRamazaniA Swahili/East African name from Ramazani (Ramadan), given to a child born during the holy montRangiFrom the Maori Rangi (Ranginui), 'the sky; the heavens' (rangi, 'sky'); the Maori sky-father, wSaiahA modern American name that reads as a clipped Isaiah — the Hebrew prophet name meaning 'the LoSedemFrom the Ewe language of Ghana, Sedem carries the meaning 'God will not forsake me' - a name ofSobekFrom the Egyptian Sebek, 'the crocodile'; the Egyptian crocodile-god of the Nile, strength, andSusanooFrom the Japanese Susanoo, of uncertain meaning (traditionally 'the impetuous male'); the ShintSvarogFrom the Slavic Svarog, of uncertain meaning (variously linked to 'bright; the celestial; heaveTangaroaFrom the Maori Tangaroa, of layered meaning (variously 'the great/long-standing one'); the greaTapioFrom the Finnish Tapio, of uncertain meaning; the Finnish god of the forest, ruler of the woodlTerminusFrom the Latin terminus, 'a boundary; a boundary-marker/limit'; the Roman god who protected bouTheodosiusFrom 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 liTsukuyomiFrom the Japanese Tsukuyomi, 'moon reader; moon counter' (tsuku, 'moon', + yomi, 'reading/countTupãthunder; divine powerUkkoFrom the Finnish Ukko, 'old man; grandfather'; the supreme Finnish god of the sky, weather, thuVarunaFrom 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 harvestVulcanFrom the Latin Vulcanus, of uncertain meaning (variously linked to 'to flash; the shining one'