Browse Submitted Names

Snotra f Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse snotr "clever; smart". In Norse mythology, Snotra is a goddess associated with wisdom. Snotra is solely attested in the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson and may be an invention of Snorri's... [more]

Solbon m Buryat
Means "Venus (the planet)" in Buryat.

So-loved m English (Puritan)
From John 3:16 of the New Testament of the Holy Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life."

Somtochukwu f & m Western African, Igbo
Means "praise God with me" in Igbo.

Sonakshi f Hindi (Rare)
Is a name of Sanskrit origin, and is used throughout the Indian subcontinent. It means "a form of Godess Parvati (Hindu goddess)", and "beautiful eyes" Sona 1, Akshi.

Sorniabari f & m Ogoni
Means "when it pleases God" in Khana, (when it pleases God for him to do something, like "God's time")... [more]

Sositheos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective σῶς (sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god".... [more]

Sotonte m Ijaw
Means "Heaven/God has decided"

Sreeteja m Telugu
Means "God's light" in Telugu.

Steindís f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name derived from the Old Norse elements steinn meaning "stone" and dís meaning "goddess".

Stuti f Gujarati
"Prayer of God," associated with the Goddess Durga

Sudishka f Indian
Means "Goddess Laxmi."

Sugar m & f Mongolian
Means "Venus (planet)" or "Friday" in Mongolian.

Sukhdev m Indian, Punjabi, Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit सुख (sukha) meaning "pleasant, happy" and देव (deva) meaning "god".

Sunebari m & f Ogoni
Means "give to God" in Khana.

Sunmy f Korean
Korean Origin: Sunmi means "Heaven and sky or gift from the gods" and is of Korean origin.... [more]

Sunnatullah m Arabic (Rare), Afghan (Rare)
Derived from the Arabic noun سنة (sunnah) meaning "the Sunnah" as well as "way, custom, tradition, habitual practice" combined with the Arabic noun الله (Allah) meaning "God" (see Allah)... [more]

Sunrita f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Punjabi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Nepali, Indian (Sikh)
MEANING - "Goddess of truth "; truth personified as Goddess; Glee; exultation; song of joy; Kind & true speech

Suparman m Javanese
From the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with ꦥꦂꦩꦤ꧀ (parman) meaning “Mercy (of Allah)” in Javanese, which in turn comes from the Kawi language.

Supply m English (Puritan)
Referring to Philippians 4:19, "But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

Surachai m Thai
From Thai สุร (sura) meaning "god, deity, heavenly, celestial" or "brave, valiant" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Surachet m Thai
From Thai สุร (sura) meaning "god, deity, heavenly, celestial" and เชษฐ (chet) meaning "elder" (a poetic term). This is a Thai name for the Hindu god Brahma.

Suradet m Thai
From Thai สุร (sura) meaning "god, deity, heavenly, celestial" or "brave, valiant" and เดช (det) meaning "power, might, authority".

Suraphong m Thai
From Thai สุร (sura) meaning "god, deity, heavenly, celestial" or "brave, valiant" and พงศ์ (phong) meaning "lineage, family, race".

Surasak m Thai
From Thai สุร (sura) meaning "god, deity, heavenly, celestial" or "brave, valiant" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power, honour".

Surawit m Thai
From Thai สุร (sura) meaning "god, deity, heavenly, celestial" or "brave, valiant" and วิทย์ (wit) meaning "knowledge, science".

Surayut m Thai
From Thai สุร (sura) meaning "god, deity, heavenly, celestial" or "brave, valiant" and ยุทธ์ (yut) meaning "war, battle".

Suri f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi
"Goddess"... [more]

Surina f Hinduism
Derived from Sanskrit sura meaning "goddess."

Surjit m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit सुर (sura) meaning "god" and जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".

Suthep m Thai
From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and เทพ (thep) meaning "god, deity".

Svandís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements svanr "(male) swan" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Sveindís f Icelandic
From the Old Norse elements sveinn "young man" and dís "goddess".

Szabella f Hungarian
Cognate of Sabella, meaning "God is my oath".

Taberah f & m Biblical Hebrew
It is from the King James Bible. It means “the fire of God”... [more]

Tadiswanashe f Shona
Means "We've been loved by God" in Shona.

Tadiwanashe m Shona
Means "God loves us" in Shona.

Tajallah f Arabic, Urdu
Means "crown of Allah", derived from Arabic تاج (taj) meaning "crown" combined with Allah.

Takbir m Arabic (Modern, Rare)
Takbir - "magnification (of God)" is the Arabic phrase Allāhu akbar meaning "Allah is greater (than everything)".... [more]

Taleeya f Brazilian
This name is originated from Brazil. It means "Blessed from the gods. Peace bringer.". This is a feminine name and can be spelt in many different ways.

Talibullah m Arabic
Means "seeker of God" in Arabic.

Tamani f & m Chewa
Means "praise" or "to God be the glory" in Chewa.

Tamaralaifa f & m Western African, Ijaw
Means "there's none like God" in Ijaw.

Tamiel m Hebrew, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Apparently means "perfection of God" in Hebrew. This is the name of one of the fallen angels listed in the Book of Enoch.

Tamuno-imim m Ijaw
Means "there is God" in Ijaw.

Tamunonemi m Nigerian
Means "wisdom of God" in Kalabari, spoken in Nigeria.

Tamunotonye m & f Western African, Ijaw
Means "God's will" or "God's favour" in Ijaw.

Tandava f Hinduism
The "Dance of Shiva" in the Hindu religion.

Tangeni m & f Southern African
loose translation "praise god"

Tanoute f & m Coptic (Sahidic)
Means "the goddess" in Coptic. The name ultimately derives from the Egyptian feminine prefix (or article/pronoun) ta combined with Egyptian nuti "God". Also, please note that I am uncertain for which gender this name is used, so I listed both genders.

Tanrıverdi m Azerbaijani
Means "god-given" in Azerbaijani, from tanrı meaning "god" and verdi meaning "gave".

Tansholpan f Kazakh
From Kazakh таң (tan) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and Шолпан (Sholpan) meaning "Venus (the planet)".

Tañsulpan f Bashkir
From Bashkir таң (tañ) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and cулпан (sulpan) meaning "Venus".

Taqi m Arabic, Urdu
Means "devout, pious, God-fearing" in Arabic.

Tatenen m & f Egyptian Mythology
Means "risen land" or "exalted earth", and also refers to the silt of the Nile River.... [more]

Tavakkal m Uzbek
Means "resignation to God's will" in Uzbek.

Tavakkala f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek tavakkal meaning "resignation to God's will".

Tavhid m Uzbek
Means "belief in the unity of God" in Uzbek.

Tāwera f Maori
Means "Venus" in Maori.

Tawheed m Arabic
Means "belief in the oneness of God" in Arabic.

Teive m Hebrew
Variant of Tobias. Means “God is good.”

Tejinderpreet f Punjabi
Meaning "One Who Loves the Mighty God".

Tejram m Indian (Rare), Hindi (Rare)
This name means "radiance of Rama," "soul of Rama" or "majesty of Rama", which is derived from a combination of Sanskrit तेज (tēja) meaning "radiance, soul, majesty, lustre, energy, splendour, magnificence" and the name of the god Rama 1.

Temiloluwa m & f Yoruba
Means "God is mine" in Yoruba.

Tenampi m & f Nahuatl
Possibly means "son/daughter of god".

Teó m Hungarian
Cognate of Theo, meaning "gift of God".

Teogenes m Polish (Rare)
Name of Greek origin, which means "coming from God", from the elements theo and genes. This was the name of a Greek saint who died in 320.

Teohua m Nahuatl
Means "high priest" in Nahuatl, literally "possessor of divinity" from teotl "deity, god; divine force" and the possessive prefix -hua.

Tesfa-egzy m Ge'ez
Means "promise of the Lord" in Ge'ez.

Thaaja f Manipuri
Means "moon (as a living being, deity)" in Meitei.

Thadeesa f Greek
It is a one of the feminine variations of the masculine name Thaddeus, which means "Gift of God". The other feminine variation of the name Thaddeus is Thadoosa.

Thahleel f & m Arabic (Anglicized, Rare)
"Believe in the oneness of Allah (God), believe there is none worthy of worship except Allah (God)"... [more]

Thatayaone m & f Tswana
Means "his (god's) will" in Tswana.

Thatoyaone m & f Tswana
Means "His (God's) will" in Setswana.

Theaitetos m Ancient Greek
From Greek θεαίτητος (theaitetos) meaning "obtained from God", itself from θεός (theos) "god" and αἰτητός (aitetos) "asked for, requested" (from the verb αἰτέω (aiteo) "to ask").

The-Lord-Is-Near m English (Puritan)
Referring to multiple scriptures that state "the day of the Lord is near."

Theobule f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Θεοβούλη (Theoboule) meaning "divine will", derived from θεός (theos) "god" and βουλή (boule) "will, volition". This is said to be the source of Σίβυλλα (Sibylla) (see Sibyl) via Doric Σιοβόλλα (Siobolla)... [more]

Theocharis m Greek
Means "grace of god", from Greek θεος (theos) "god" and χαρις (charis) "grace, kindness".

Theodata f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Deodata, which was influenced by the Greek word θεός (theos) meaning "god". In some cases, this name can also be a corruption of Theodota.... [more]

Theodektes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with the Greek noun δέκτης (dektes) meaning "receiver, beggar".

Þeódís f Icelandic (Rare)
The first element has been interpreted as a derivative of Old Norse þjóð meaning "people" (which is cognate to Frankish þeoda). The second element is Old Norse dís meaning "goddess".

Theodoretos m Late Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective θεοδώρητος (theodoretos) meaning "given by God", which consists of the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" and the Greek adjective δωρητός (doretos) meaning "open to gifts".

Theodoxia f Late Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with the Greek noun δόξα (doxa) meaning "notion, reputation, honour".... [more]

Théodwyn f Literature
The name of the sister of Théoden and mother of Éomer and Éowyn in "The Lord of the Rings"... [more]

Theogenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective θεογενής (theogenes) meaning "born of God", which consists of the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with the Greek suffix γενής (genes) meaning "born".

Theognetos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with the Greek adjective γνητός (gnetos) meaning "born". The latter word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb γίγνομαι (gignomai) meaning "to come into being, to be born"... [more]

Theognosia f Greek (Cypriot)
From Greek θεογνωσία (theognosia) meaning "the knowledge of God".

Theoktistos m Late Greek
Means "creation of God", derived from Greek θεος (theos) "god" combined with Greek κτίσμα (ktisma) "creation, edifice, foundation". The latter element is ultimately derived from the Greek verb κτίζω (ktizo) meaning "to people, to build, to create".

Theoleptos m Late Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek θεος (theos) meaning "god". The second element is derived from the Greek verb λαμβάνω (lambano), which can mean "to take" as well as "to receive"... [more]

Theologos m Late Greek, Greek
Derived from the Greek noun θεόλογος (theologos) meaning "one who discourses of the gods" i.e. a theologian. It consists of the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with the Greek noun λόγος (logos) meaning "word, speech, utterance".... [more]

Theomestor m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek θεομήστωρ (theomestor) meaning "like the gods in counsel" or "divine counsellor". It consists of the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with the Greek noun μήστωρ (mestor) meaning "adviser, counsellor".... [more]

Theon m Ancient Greek, Literature, Popular Culture
Meaning uncertain. This name could be derived from the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god", but it can also easily be derived from the Greek verb θέω (theo) meaning "to run fast, to fly" as well as "to shine, to gleam".... [more]

Theonika f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek theios meaning "divine" or theos meaning "god" and nike meaning "victory".

Theonoe f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Means "divine wisdom" from the Greek elements θεός (theos) "god" and νόος (noos) "mind". This was the name of multiple characters in Greek mythology.

Theonymphe f Late Greek
Means "bride of god" from Greek θεος (theos) "god" and νυμφη (nymphe) "bride, young wife". This name belonged to one of 40 holy virgins martyred in Adrianople at the beginning of the 4th century.

Theopatra f Ancient Greek, Late Greek
From the Greek elements θεός (theos) meaning "god" and πατήρ (pater) meaning "father". This name occurs in the Symposium of Methodius of Olympus, an early Christian theologian.

Theopeithes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective θεοπειθής (theopeithes) meaning "obedient to god", which consists of the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with the Greek verb πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)".... [more]

Theopemptos m Late Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective θεόπεμπτος (theopemptos) meaning "sent by God", which consists of the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with the Greek adjective πεμπτός (pemptos) meaning "sent"... [more]

Theophobos m Ancient Greek
θεός (theós, 'god') +‎ φόβος (phóbos, 'fear'), meaning "pious, God-fearing"

Theophorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek given name Θεοφόρος (Theophoros), which was derived from the Greek elements θεος (theos) "god" and φορεω (phoreo) "to carry, to bear"... [more]

Theophrastos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek θεος (theos) "god" combined with Greek φράζω (phrazo) meaning "to explain, to point out, to tell" as well as "to show".

Theophron m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective θεόφρων (theophron) meaning "godly-minded". It consists of the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with the Greek noun φρήν (phren) meaning "midriff" as well as "mind, intellect, wits"... [more]

Theopistos m Late Greek, Greek (Rare)
Derived from the Greek adjective θεόπιστος (theopistos) meaning "faithful to God", which consists of the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" and the Greek adjective πιστός (pistos) meaning "faithful, trusty" (also see Pistis).

Theopompos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with the Greek noun πομπός (pompos) meaning "guide, escort, conductor". Also compare the Greek verb πομπεύω (pompeuo) meaning "to conduct, to escort" as well as the related name Theopemptos.

Theopoula f Greek
Means "daughter of god" from Greek θεος (theos) "god" combined with the patronymic suffix -πουλος (-poulos).

Theoprepios m Late Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective θεοπρεπής (theoprepes) meaning "meet for a god".... [more]

Theosebia f Late Greek (Latinized)
Derived from the Greek noun θεοσέβεια (theosebeia) meaning "service" as well as "fear of God", which consists of Greek θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with Greek σέβας (sebas) meaning "respect, reverential awe"... [more]

Theosteriktos m Late Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective θεοστήρικτος (theosteriktos) meaning "supported by God", which consists of the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" and the Greek adjective στηρικτός (steriktos) meaning "solid, firmly based".... [more]

Theostichos m Late Greek
Derived from the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with the Greek noun στίχος (stichos) meaning "row". Also compare the related Greek noun στοῖχος (stoichos) meaning "row in an ascending series"... [more]

Theoteknos m Late Greek
Means "child of God", derived from the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with the Greek noun τέκνον (teknon) meaning "child".... [more]

Theoxenos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest".

Thep m Thai
Means "god, deity" in Thai.

The-Peace-of-God m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to Colossians 3:15, "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful."

Thestius m Greek Mythology
Derived from θεός (theós) meaning “god” and ἐσθίειν (esthíein) meaning “to eat”.

Theudoros m Ancient Greek
Doric Greek form of Theodoros (see Theodore), because it contains θεύς (theus), which is the Doric Greek form of θεός (theos) meaning "god".

Theudotos m Ancient Greek
Doric Greek form of Theodotos (see Theodotus), because it contains θεύς (theus), which is the Doric Greek form of θεός (theos) meaning "god".

Thewan m Thai
Means "god, divinity" in Thai.

Thorge m German
Combination of the elements "Thor" (refering to the god Thor) and "ger" meaning "spear".

Thusoyaone m Tswana
Means "His (God's) help" in Setswana.

Thuwaybah f Arabic
Means "deserving of God's reward" in Arabic. This was the name of the wet nurse of the Muslim prophet Muhammad. She later became one of his early followers.

Tiaraoluwa f Yoruba
Supposedly means "from the body of God" in Yoruba.

Timesitheos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun τίμησις (timesis) meaning "esteeming, honouring" as well as "estimation, valuation" combined with the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god".

Timun m Greek
Greek name meaning "God fearing"

Tinopiwanashe f Shona
Means "we are given by God" in Shona.

Tinozivaishe f Shona
Means "we know God" in Shona.

Tipagya f & m Dagbani
Means "we thank God" in Dagbani.

Tiramayr f Armenian
Means "Virgin Mary, Mother of God" in Armenian.

Tirivashe m & f Shona
Means "We belong to the Lord". #This is a Christian name for believers declaring their loyalty to God".

Tiroyamodimo m Tswana
Means "God's work" in Setswana.

Titan m English, Hungarian
From the English word referring to "any of the giant gods in Greek mythology who preceded the Olympian gods". From the Ancient Greek titan (Τιτάν) of the same meaning.

T'Keyah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Takia. This was popularized by the American actress, comedian, writer and singer T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh (1962-), who was born Crystal Walker and adopted her stage name in 1988... [more]

Tlacateotl m Nahuatl
Means "divine person, man-deity", derived from Nahuatl tlacatl "human, person, man" and teotl "god, deity; divine or sacred force".

Tobechukwu m Igbo
Means "praise God" in Igbo.

Tobel m English (Puritan)
Said to mean "God is good" from the Hebrew elements טוֹב (tov) meaning "good" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God"... [more]

Tobijah m Biblical
Meaning "Goodness of God" this name was born by two men in the Bible.

Tolbin m Hebrew
It means "God Is Good" It is derived from the Greek name Tobias

Tolulope f & m Yoruba
Means "to the Lord be Praise" in Yoruba.

Toluwanimi m & f Yoruba
Means "I belong to the lord" in Yoruba.

Tömörpürev m Mongolian
Derived from the Mongolian төмөр (tömör) meaning "iron" and пүрэв (pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter".

Tomutendaishe m & f Shona
Meaning “we give thanks to He who is the Lord”, it is synonymous with the names Tinomutendaishe and Tovatendaishe.

Tor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "turtle-dove" in Hebrew. The turtledove is a type of pigeon bird of small medium size. There are 16 species for this bird. The upper part is light brown and the lower part is in shades of pink-red... [more]

Toroabasi m & f Ibibio
Means "thank god" in Ibibio.

Tselha f & m Tibetan
Tselha is a unisex name of Tibetan origin. It's comprised of ཚེ (tshe) meaning "life" and ལྷ (lha) meaning "god/dess."

Tsolmon f & m Mongolian
Means "Venus (the planet)" in Mongolian.

Tsolmonbaatar m Mongolian
From the Mongolian цолмон (tsolmon) meaning "Venus, morning star" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Tsolmonbayar m & f Mongolian
From the Mongolian цолмон (tsolmon) meaning "Venus, morning star" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".

Tsolmonmandakh m & f Mongolian
From the Mongolian цолмон (tsolmon) meaning "Venus, morning star" and мандах (mandakh) meaning "ascent, rising".

Tsolmontsetseg f Mongolian
From the Mongolian цолмон (tsolmon) meaning "Venus, morning star" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Tsolmontuyaa m & f Mongolian
From the Mongolian цолмон (tsolmon) meaning "Venus, morning star" and уяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".

Tuka f Berber, Arabic
Means "Fear of God" in Berber.

Tyag m Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati
Meaning "Lord Indra".

Tyesi f Meroitic
From the Egyptian Demotic tꜥ-ꜣs.t meaning "She of Isis".

Tzviel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Tzvi and El means "Gazelle of God" in Hebrew.

Ubadah m Arabic
Means "he who serves god" in Arabic.

Ubaidullah m Arabic
Derived from the Arabic noun عبيد ('ubayd) meaning "little servant" combined with the Arabic noun الله (Allah) meaning "God" (see Allah). Also compare the related name Ibadullah.

Udayaditya m Indian
Means "rising sun", from Sanskrit उदय (udaya) "going up, rising" and आदित्य (aditya) "sun; relating to the god of the sun".

Uddhav m Sanskrit, Indian, Nepali
Means "friend of Lord Krishna" in Sanskrit.

Udelia f Spanish (Latin American)
Udelia is a feminine name of Hebrew origin, meaning: "song"; "praise God"; "fortunate or prosperous in battle".

Udemeobong m Efik
Means "my share from God" in Efik.

Uduakabasi m & f Ibibio, Efik
Means "will of God" in Ibibio and Efik.

Ukpahyugoco m & f Agatu
Means "power of God" in Agatu.

Uksáhkká f Sami, Sami Mythology
Means "door goddess", from Sami uksa "door" and áhkká "wife, woman, mother". In Sami mythology Uksáhkká lived under the door sill and protected the home against all evil. She watched over children during their first year, especially when they learned to walk.

Úlfdís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse úlfr "wolf" combined with Old Norse dís "goddess, priestess".

Úlftýr m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ulfr meaning "wolf" and týr meaning "god" (or the name of the Norse god Týr, which is identical).

Unashe m & f Shona
Means "God is with you" in Shona.

Unndís f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements unnr "wave" or unna "to love; not to grudge; to grant, to allow, to bestow" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Unnikrishnan m Indian, Malayalam
Means "young Krishna" or "infant Krishna", derived from Malayalam ഉണ്ണി (uṇṇi) meaning "infant, young boy" combined with the name Krishna... [more]

Unzila f Arabic
Means “Sent down,” figuratively means “sent down from God.” Related to Anzala.

Uraatua m & f Tahitian
Derived from ura meaning "red" and atua meaning "god".

Ururi m Aymara
Means "bright star, Venus" in Aymara.

Ushria f Hebrew
Means "blessed by Yahweh" in Hebrew.

Uyobong m Efik
Means "God's voice" in Efik.

Valiş m Chuvash
Combination of Vali meaning "friend / close ally to God" and the suffix -ş.

Vallivana f Catalan, Catalan (Valencian)
From the Valencian title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu de Vallivana, meaning "Mother of God of Vallivana."... [more]

Valtýr m Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse valr "the slain (in Valhalla)" and tívar "gods".

Vanlalruatkima m Mizo
Means "gift from the God who created us" in Mizo.

Vardiel f Hebrew
Means "rose of God" in Hebrew.

Várdis f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Varima-te-takere f Polynesian Mythology
Primordial mother goddess in Cook Islands mythology. Her name has been attested as meaning "goddess of the beginning" or "the mud at the bottom". It may be derived from vari meaning "mud" and takere meaning "bottom of a canoe".

Vayulla m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Baitullah meaning "Kaaba" or "House of God", which is a Muslim shrine in Mecca.

Védís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse vé meaning "temple, sanctuary" and dís meaning "goddess".

Venkateshwara m Hinduism, Indian, Telugu
From Venkata, the name of a hill in Andhra Pradesh state, India, combined with Sanskrit ईश्वर (ishvara) meaning "lord, god". This is the name of a form of the Hindu god Vishnu particularly revered in southern India.

Vercana f Germanic Mythology, Celtic Mythology
Vercana was a goddess who was venerated by the Gauls in Roman times, it is, however, uncertain whether she was a Germanic or a Celtic goddess. Since inscriptions dedicated to her were found near healing springs, it has been proposed that she may have been a goddess of healing and waters and attempts have been made to link her name to Germanic *Werkanô "she who does deeds" and to *Berkanô "goddess of birch trees".

Victrix f Roman Mythology
Means "a female victor" in Latin (corresponding to masculine victor "conqueror"; see Victor). This was an epithet the Roman goddess Venus ("Venus the Victorious").

Vidhi f Gujarati (Archaic)
"Goddess of destiny; The way"... [more]

Vildís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse elements vil(i) "will, desire" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Vimbainashe f Shona
Means "have faith in God" in Shona.

Vinyet f Catalan
From Catalan vinyet meaning "vineyard," taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu del Vinyet, meaning "Mother of God of the Vineyard."... [more]

Waliko f & m Tumbuka
Means "God is there" in Tumbuka.

Wankumbu m Bemba
Means "He (God) is merciful" in Bemba.

Watidaishe f Shona
Means "the Lord has loved us" in Shona.

Watipaso m & f Tumbuka
Means "he (God) has given us again" in Tumbuka.

Weep-not m & f English (Puritan)
In reference to Luke 7:13, "And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not."

What-God-will m English (Puritan)
English translation of Latin quod vult Deus meaning "whatever God wants", referring to the will of God. Also see Quodvultdeus.

Wijayatunggadewi f History
Derived from Sanskrit विजयतुङ्गदेवी (vijayatuṅgadevi) meaning "victory of the high goddess". This name was borne by Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi (also known as Tribhuwannottunggadewi Jayawishnuwardhani (from Sanskrit त्रिभुवनतुङ्गदेवी जयविष्णुवर्धनी (tribhuvanatuṅgadewi jayavishnuvardhani) meaning "high goddess of the three worlds, victory of Vishnu's prosperity"), a Javanese queen regnant and the third Majapahit monarch, who reigned from 1328 to 1350.

Wilbeth f Germanic Mythology
"Sister goddess" of Embeth and Borbeth and one of "The Three Bethen" or "Three Virgins", a group of allegedly pre-Christian goddesses who later became "unofficial" saints.... [more]

Wole m Yoruba
“God has come home, God has entered, wealth has come home”.

Woyengiemi m & f Ijaw
Means "God is alive" in Ijaw.

Woyinbode f & m Ijaw
Means "God has come" in Ijaw.

Woyinkule m Ijaw
Means "thank God" in Ijaw.

Wɩɩsɩwero m Sisaala
Means "God is good" in Sisaala.

Wumpini m & f Dagbani
Means "God's gift" in Dagbani.

Wundeiya m & f Dagbani
"God has accepted"

Wuninmi m & f Dagbani
Means "God knows" in Dagbani.

Wunintira m & f Dagbani
Means "it is God who gives" in Dagbani.

Wunko m & f Dagbani
Means "only God" in Dagbani.

Wunnam m & f Dagbani
Means "God's creation" in Dagbani.

Wuntia m & f Dagbani
Means "God has given" in Dagbani.

Wuntima f & m Dagbani
Means "God has given me" in Dagbani.

Wunzalgu m & f Dagbani
Means "God's plan" in Dagbani.

Xayriyat f Uzbek
Means "thank God" in Uzbek.

Xean m Filipino (Anglicized, Modern)
The name XEAN has the same meaning with the name SEAN. The first letter "S" was just replaced with letter "X".... [more]

Xochiteotl m Nahuatl
Means "flower god", from Nahuatl xōchitl "flower" and teotl "god, deity; divine or sacred force".

Yaabari m & f Ogoni
Means "thank God" in Khana.

Yahav m & f Hebrew
The name Yahav has some meanings: ... [more]

Yakshika f Dogri
Means "gift of God" or "beauty of the angel" in Dogri.

Yali f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Means "my God", from Hebrew יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God combined with לִי (li) meaning "to me, for me" (compare Li 2).

Yamiche f Akan
Means "god's gift" in Akan.

Yanai m Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew ya'anay meaning "he answers" or "Yahweh answers". This was the name of a Jewish poet from the 7th century AD.

Yarel m & f Spanish (Modern)
Invented name, probably inspired by Jarell, Yara 2 and Yael... [more]

Yariel m Spanish, Hebrew
Of Hebrew & Spanish origin, meaning "Lion of God". Possibly related to the names Yadiel and Ariel.

Yarulla m Tatar (Rare)
Means "Friend of God” in Tatar.

Yazdan m Persian
Means "god, divinity" or "angel" in Persian.

Yazdegerd m Middle Persian
𐭩𐭦𐭣‎ (yazd) + 𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩‎ (-gird, -kirt), literally meaning "made by God".

Yekutiel m Biblical Hebrew, Jewish, Hebrew, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Older form of Jekuthiel, though some sources offer additional possible meanings of "God will nourish" or "doubtful". This was one of the ten names Moses was called throughout his life.

Yer Tanri f Mythology
Turkic Earth goddess, her name is derived from yer meaning "earth" and tanrı meaning "god, deity".

Yezdanşêr m Kurdish
From the Kurdish yezdan meaning "god" and şêr meaning "lion".

Yochana f Jewish
Hebrew for "God's grace". Often used as a female form of Yochanan, it is a rather modern name.

Yodiel m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly of Hebrew origin - if it is, then the last element is derived from Hebrew el "God". Alternatively, this name may be made up from existing elements in the Spanish language, like Yotuel is... [more]

Yogananda m & f Indian
Yogananda is a Sanskrit title meaning "divine union with God through yoga". Yogananda was the name given to the Indian yogi and guru, Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952) who introduced the Western world to yoga and meditation through his writings and public appearances.

Yohance m African American (Rare), Hausa (?)
Used by American comedian, writer and civil rights activist Dick Gregory for his son born 1973. According to a 1973 issue of Jet magazine, Gregory and his wife Lillian found the name in a book called Names from Africa, and Yohance 'means "God's gift" in the Hausa language of Nigeria.'

Yoriel m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly of Hebrew origin - if it is, then the last element is derived from Hebrew el "God". Alternatively, this name may be made up from existing elements in the Spanish language, like Yotuel is.... [more]

Yotuel m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Mainly seen in Cuba, where there is a clear trend for parents to be creative with names. One might think one element of this name is derived from Hebrew el "God", but that is not so: rather, this name is made up of the Spanish pronouns yo "I", tú "you" and el "he"... [more]

Yoyakim m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Joachim that derives from the Hebrew Yehoyakim (יְהוֹיָקִים), means "raised by God".

Yu-cheon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 有 "have, own, possess; exist" and 天 "sky, heaven; god, celestial".

Yumpatyr m Mari
Means "hero god" in Mari.

Yuritzi f Mayan, Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Yuritzi is a Mayan name used in Mexico which means "moon's lightening-bearer goddess".

Yusiel m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly of Hebrew origin - if it is, then the last element is derived from Hebrew el "God". Alternatively, this name may be made up from existing elements in the Spanish language, like Yotuel is.... [more]

Zabdy f & m Biblical Hebrew
Means "God has given" in Hebrew.

Zachael m English (Modern, Rare)
Means "God remembers" from Hebrew element זָכַר (zakhar) meaning "to remember" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God".... [more]

Zadeni m Georgian Mythology
Most likely derived from Persian یزدان (yazdân) meaning "god, divinity, angel". Zadeni (also transcribed as Zaden) was a pagan god of fruitfulness and the harvest in pre-Christian Georgian mythology.

Zafarullah m Arabic, Urdu, Indian (Muslim)
Means "victory of God" from Arabic ظَفَر (ẓafar) meaning "success, victory" combined with Allah.

Zahariel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Popular Culture
Derived from Hebrew זָכַר (zakhar) meaning "to remember" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God". In Judeo-Christian legend, Zachariel or Zakhariel is another name of the angel Zerachiel, one of the primary angels who leads souls to judgement... [more]

Zaphkiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Literature, Popular Culture
The name means "God's knowledge". The angel is sometimes equated with Jophiel/Zophiel, but other times considered to be a different angel.

Zaphnath-paaneah m Biblical
Meaning uncertain. This is the name Pharaoh gave to Joseph in the book of Genesis. Some Egyptologists claim the second element of the name contains the word ˁnḫ "life". Jewish traditional claims the meaning is "revealer of secrets", whereas third century priest and historian Jerome provided the Latin translation salvator mundi "saviour of the world"... [more]

Zaynullah m Arabic
Means "beauty of Allah" from زين (zayn) meaning "beauty, grace" combined with الله (Allah)

Zeal-for-god m English (Puritan)
A name used in reference to Romans 10:2, "For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge."

Žemyna f Lithuanian (Modern), Baltic Mythology
Lithuanian goddess of the earth, her name deriving from Lithuanian žemė "earth".... [more]

Zenodoros m Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Zeus", derived from Greek Zeno (a prefix form of the name of Zeus) combined with Greek δωρον (doron) meaning "gift."

Zenodotos m Ancient Greek
Personal name meaning "given by Zeus" with the elements (zeno) a diminutive of Zeus and (dotos) "given, granted".

Zeuxithea f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ζεύγνυμι (zeugnumi) "to yoke, join together, join in wedlock" and θεά (thea) "goddess".

Zillethai m Biblical
The name is comprised of two parts. The first, צלל (salal), can have one of two meanings: "to ring" or "to be dark". It is also associated with צל (sel), meaning "shadow". The second, י (yod), has multiple purposes... [more]

Zimran m Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Meaning uncertain. Some sources say that the name means "musical" or "musician" and is ultimately derived from Hebrew zimrah meaning "melody, song (in praise of God)". If this is true, then the name is etymologically related to Zimri... [more]

Zithri m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning "the Lord protects."

Zivel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ziv and El means "brightness of God" in Hebrew.

Zivena f Slavic Mythology
Zivena was the goddess of life, love and fertility in Slavic mythology, also recorded as Živa.... [more]

Ziyadat Allah m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "Allah increases" from the Arabic زيادة (ziyadat) and combined with الله (Allah)

Zöhrä f Tatar, Bashkir
From Arabic زُهْرَة‎ (zuhra, “Venus (the planet)”). Cognate with Uzbek Zuhra, Uyghur زوھرە‎ (zohre).

Zöhrə f Azerbaijani
Means "Venus (the planet)" in Azerbaijani.

Zophiel m Hebrew (Hellenized), Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Literature
Apparently either means "watchman of God" or "rock of God" in Hebrew. It could also be a variant of Jophiel, since the angel Jophiel is also regularly called Zophiel in various sources... [more]

Zoram m Mormon
Zoram has five plausible etymologies, though only the first etymology given below is attested in an ancient Semitic source (see below). The first three of the five are only slightly different from each other: "The Rock is the (divine) kinsman," "Rock of the people," and "Their Rock." These three plausible etymologies will be discussed in that order, with the first discussion supplying most of the basic information... [more]