This is a list of submitted names in which the description contains the keywords god or of or mercy.
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Oddleifr m Old NorseCombination of Old Norse
oddr "spur, point of a weapon" and
leifr "descendant".
Oddmar m Norwegian, FaroeseModern form of the Old Norse name
Oddmárr, composed of
oddr "point (of a weapon), spur" and
mærr "famous, great".
Oddone m ItalianDiminutive form of
Oddo. Oddone of Savoy, son of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, and the Cardinal Oddone di Monferrato were two well-known bearers of this name.
Oddvald m Norwegian (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
oddr "point of a weapon" and
valdr "ruler". The name was coined in the late 19th century.
Oddvaldur m FaroeseFaroese name with the combination of
oddr "spear" and
valdr "ruler, mighty one, powerful one".
Oddvin m NorwegianRelatively modern name (from 1843) created by combining the Old Norse name elements
oddr "point (of a weapon), spur" and
vinr "friend".
Oddvǫr f Old NorseOld Norse combination of
oddr "point of a sword" and
vár "spring (season)".
Oderisius m Late RomanMeaning uncertain. This was the name of a Benedictine abbot of Monte Cassino who is venerated as a saint; Abbot Oderisius I (not to be confused with his relative Abbot Oderisius II), born at Marsi, Italy, acted as mediator between the Crusaders and the Greek emperor
Alexicus.
Odet m French (Archaic)French diminutive of
Odo (see
Otto), as
-et is a French masculine diminutive suffix. In other words: this name is the masculine equivalent of
Odette.... [
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Odeya f HebrewDerived from a Hebrew phrase meaning "I will thank God", which is said to consist of Hebrew
ode "I will thank, praise" (compare the Hebrew name
Odelia 2) combined with Hebrew
ya,
yah "Yahweh"... [
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Odie m & f EnglishDiminutive of names such as Otis, Odell, Odessa, and Oda.
Odinakachukwu m & f IgboMeans "it's in the hand of God" in Igbo, from
o "it's",
di "in",
na "the",
áká "hand" (compare
Akachi) and
Chukwu "God".
Odomir m GermanicVariant spelling of
Odomar. But with this spelling it is also possible that the second element is derived from Slavic
mir "peace."
Odu m & f YorubaA name from the Yoruba language of Nigeria, possibly meaning "womb" but more likely meaning "mystery", in particular to refer to the sacred mystery of God. ... [
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Oduduwa m Yoruba MythologyOduduwa, Olofin Adimula, Emperor and First Suzerain of the Yoruba, was the Oba of Ile-Ife. His name is generally ascribed to the ancestral dynasty of Yorubaland due to the fact that he is held by the Yoruba to have been the ancestor of their numerous crowned kings... [
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Oduor m LuoMeans "born in the middle of the night" in Luo.
Odysseas m GreekModern Greek form of
Odysseus (see also
Odyssefs). Known bearers of this name include Odysseas Androutsos (a hero of the Greek War of Independence) and Odysseas Elytis (winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1979).
Oein m IrishIn terms of etymology it is though to be derived from the Shelta words for “Seer”, as a phonetical interpretation of the Gaelic/ Irish word
Ogham.... [
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Oele m & f West Frisian (Rare)West Frisian short form of Germanic given names that contain the element
od (or
aud) meaning "wealth, fortune, property" or the element
odal meaning "heritage, fatherland".
Oella f American, EnglishIt is the name of a small historic mill town in Maryland founded in 1808 that inspired generations of women's name in one family.
Oenanthe f Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of
Oinanthe. A known bearer of this name was the Egyptian Greek noblewoman Oenanthe of Egypt (3rd century BC), who was a prominent member of the Ptolemaic court.
Oene m West FrisianWest Frisian variant form of
One. This given name is not be confused with Dutch
oen, which is a slang term for a dumb and foolish person.
Oenus m HistoryOenus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by
Cap and succeeded by
Sisillius III... [
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Oeroe f Greek MythologyProbably derived from Greek ῥοή
(rhoe) meaning "river, stream, flow". This was another name for the nymph
Plataia, in honour of a stream by the same name.
Oesho m Near Eastern MythologyOf uncertain etymology. Name borne by a Kushan deity associated with wind and high places, primarily worshipped between the 2nd and 6th centuries CE. Oesho is associated today with the Hindu god
Shiva, and the Zoroastrian deity Vayu-Vata.
Oezys f Greek MythologyOezys, or
Oizys is the personification of pain or distress. In Hesiod's Theogony,
Oezys is one of the offspring of Nyx (Night), produced without the assistance of a father.
Offa m Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon MythologyOld English name of uncertain meaning; possibly derived from the Germanic stem *
ub‑ meaning "malevolent, unfriendly" (compare Old Norse
Ubbi), or possibly a diminutive of names such as
Osfrith or of names containing the Old English element
wulf "wolf"... [
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Offe m West Frisian, East FrisianFrisian short form of names that have
od for a first element, and of which the second element starts with an "f." The name
Otfried is a good example of that.
Offred f Literature, Popular CultureThe main protagonist in 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood. Her name is derived from the phrase
of Fred because she belongs to man named Fred. The puns to the words
offered (as a sacrifice) and
off-red (because of her red dress) are intended.
Oforiwaa f AkanThe name Oforiwaa is a feminine given name of Akan origin and it means "From A Royal Home" or "Beautiful Royalty"
Og m BiblicalThe name of a giant Amorite king mentioned in the Book of Deuteronomy. He and his army fought against Moses and his men and were defeated.
Ogbodo m & f IgboOgbodo is an ancient name. It is used/ popularly heard in the Eastern part of Nigeria. ... [
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Ögedei m Medieval MongolianMeaning unknown, possibly derived from Turkish
ok "arrow" and
tay "colt". This name was borne by Ögedei Khan (1186–1241), the second khagan of the Mongol Empire and a son of
Genghis Khan.
Oghavaan m HinduismMEANING - having strong streams (like a river). Here ओघ means strong stream + वान् means one having. It was name of a king... [
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O'g'lon m UzbekMeans "brave young man" in Uzbek, also an epithet denoting royal lineage or being a descendant of Genghis Khan.
Ogma m Irish MythologyOgma (modern spelling: Oghma) was a god from Irish and Scottish mythology & a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann. He was often considered a deity and may be related to the Gallic god Ogmios. According to the Ogam Tract, he is the inventor of Ogham, the script in which Irish Gaelic was first written... [
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