100 names that mean Gift from God (2024)

28th Jun 2023

Childbirth is often described as a miracle and many baby names - across many different times, languages and cultures – mean ‘Gift from God’ or something very similar.

If you’re looking for divine inspiration for your little one, here are 100 baby names meaning ‘God’s gift’…

Boys’ names meaning ‘A Gift From God’

1. Abisai

Based on Hebrew, ‘God’s gift’, ‘My father’s gift’

2. Addai

From Hebrew and Aramaic, meaning ‘gift from God’.

3.Adriel

From the Hebrew meaning "belonging to god" or "god's follower".

4. Atallah

Atallah is an Arabic given name meaning "gift of God", which can also be a surname.

5. Attam

A name of Indian origin, meaning ‘God's Gift’.

6. Ayan

This Arabic name means "God's gift" and is a popular Muslim and Hindi name.

7.Ayaan

A variation on Ayan, from Arabic meaning “God’s gift”.

8. Deo

A name of Greek origin meaning ‘godlike’.

9. Devarsh

One of a number of Indian origin names meaning ‘a gift from god’.

10.Donato

Latin – ‘Gift from God’.

11. Dorek

Polish origin meaning ‘Gift from God’

12. Elnathan

A Biblical name meaning ‘God hath given/ the gift of God’.

13. Enam

A boy's name of Ghanaian origin meaning "gift from God"

14.Ercole

From the legendary Greek name Herakles (and Latin/Roman Hercules). Could mean ‘Glory of Hera’ from the goddess Hera.

15.Evan

The Welsh form of John, from the Greek name ioannes, which comes from the Hebrew name yochanan meaning "god is gracious".

16. Fedyenka

A boys’ name of Russian origin meaning ‘God’s Gift’ – has been the name of several saints and popes.

17. Fyodor

A boy's name of Russian origin meaning ‘divine gift’.

18.Gianni

An Italian version of John, which is from the Hebrew – ‘God is gracious’.

19.Giovanni

Another Italian form of John, which is from the Greek name ioannes - from the Hebrew name yochanan meaning "god is gracious".

20.Hanan

In Hebrew, Hanan is a given masculine name meaning ‘gift of grace/gracious gift’. In Arabic it is largely a girls’ name meaning ‘compassion’ or ‘affection’.

21. Hanno

Of German origin, meaning ‘gift from God’ or ‘God is Gracious’.

22. Hansel

Of German and Scandinavian origin, meaning ‘gift from God’ or ‘God is Gracious’.

23.Ian

Variation of Scottish Iain, from Hebrew meaning ‘God is Gracious’.

24.Ivan

A Slavic and Russian name of Hebrew origins, meaning ‘God is Gracious’.

25.Jeremiah

From the hebrew yirmiyahu meaning "sent by God" or "appointed by God".

26.Johannes

A form of John, originally from the Hebrew yochanan, "god is gracious", via the Greek ioannes and the Latin iohannes.

27.John

Shortened English version of Jonathan - from the hebrew yehonatan meaning "God has given".

28.Jonathan

From the hebrew yehonatan meaning "God has given".

29. Jones

More commonly a surname but can be used as a given name. Variation on John, ‘God is gracious’.

30.Jose

Spanish form of Joseph, from Hebrew meaning ‘God will give’.

31.Joseph

From the Hebrew yosef meaning "god will give" via the Greek losephos and the Latin losephus

32. Jukka

An old variant of the name Johannes, a biblical name spread into Sweden and Finland. From the Ancient Greek “Iōánnēs which in turn, is a form of the Hebrew name Yehochanan meaning “graced by Yahweh”.

33. Maceo

Maceo is a boy's name of Spanish origin. It is a variation of Matthew, which means "gift of God”.

34. Mads

Made internationally famous by actor Mads Mikkelsen, Mads is a variation on Matthew (‘gift from God’) popular in Germany, the Netherlands and Scandinavia.

35.Mateo

Variation of Latin matthaeus from the hebrew mattiyahu, meaning "gift of God", via the Greek mathaios.

36.Mathis

French and German form of Matthias or Matthew, meaning “gift of God”.

37.Matt

Short from of Matthew from the Hebrew mattiyahu, meaning "gift of God (Yahweh)", via the Greek matthaios, and the Latin mattheus.

38.Matthew

An English form of the Latin matthaeus, from the hebrew mattiyahu, meaning "gift of god".

39.Matthias

A variation on Matthew and a form of the Latin matthaeus, from the Hebrew mattiyahu, meaning "gift of God".

40.Matthios

Another variation on Matthew, from the Hebrew, ‘gift of God’.

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41.Mitchell

Transferred from the surname, which is derived from the Hebrew name miykael, meaning "who is like God".

42. Nael

A Breton name that was originally a derivation of Nathanael, ‘God has given/ Gift of God’.

43.Nathan

Hebrew for ‘giver’ but can also be a shortened version of Nathaniel, meaning ‘God has given’.

44.Nathaniel

Hebrew origin, meaning ‘God has given’.

45. Prish

A boy’s name of Hindu origin, meaning ‘loved’ or ‘God-given’.

46.Shane

Anglicised version of Sean, itself a form of John, from Hebrew for ‘God is gracious’.

47.Shaun

Anglicised version of Sean, which is itself the Irish form of John – originally from the Hebrew yoshanan, meaning "God is gracious".

48.Teddy

A number of variations including a shortening of Theodore, from Greek for ‘God’s gift’.

49.Theodore

Meaning taken from the Greek words theos, meaning ‘god’, and doron, meaning ‘gift’.

50.Yann

French-derived variation of John, from Hebrew meaning ‘God is gracious’.

51.Yusuf

Arabic form of Joseph, from Hebrew for ‘God will add/ God will give’.

52.Zebedee

This classic biblical name comes from the hebrew zebediah, meaning "gift of god". Also associated with kids’ TV show The Magic Roundabout!

Girls’ names meaning ‘Gift From God’

1. Aavya

A girls’ name of Hindi origin, meaning ‘First rays of The Sun’, ‘Gift of God’.

2.Amaris

Primarily Hebrew in origin, Amaris is a girl's name meaning ‘promised by God.’ Another version has an African root and can mean ‘immortal’ or ‘unfading’.

3.Beatrice

Italian and French form of Beatrix, from Latin meaning ‘blessed’.

4. Daysha

A name with Latin roots meaning ‘gift from God’.

5. Dilsey

A girls’ name of Indian/Sanskrit origin meaning ‘gift of God’.

6.Dolly

Originally a short form of Dorothy, which is from the greek dorotheos, composed of doron, meaning "gift" and theos, meaning "god".

7.Dory

Could be from Doris but also Dorothy, meaning ‘gift from God’.

8. Dotty

Another variation on Dorothea/Dorothy – ‘gift of God’.

9.Dorothea

English and German name taken from the Greek deron meaning "gift" and theos, meaning "god".

10.Dorothy

An English form of the Greek dorothea, from deron meaning "gift" and theos, meaning "god".

11.Eleanor

From the French name Alienor, which could be related to the Greek helene meaning "light" or “light of God”.

12.Eudora

From the greek elements eu, meaning "good" and doron, meaning "gift". In mythology, the name of a number of goddesses.

13.Evanna

Evanna may derive from the Welsh name Evan (meaning "God is gracious"), the Greek Evania (meaning "peaceful"), or the Irish Eoghan (meaning "born of the yew tree")

14.Gia

Feminine form of Gianni, an Italian form of John – ‘God is gracious’.

15.Giovanna

Feminine form of Giovanni, which is an Italian form of John – ultimately from the Hebrew meaning "God is gracious".

16.Godiva

An English name combing god and the old English gyfu, meaning "gift".

17.Grace

From the Latin word meaning elegant but also the free and unmerited favour of God.

18.Hannah

From the Hebrew channah meaning "grace" or "favour”. In the Bible she prayed for a son and was eventually favoured by God.

19. Hanni

A Finnish diminutive of Hannah and Johanna – both names related to ‘gift of God’.

20. Hansvi

A Hindi name for girls, meaning ‘swan’ and/or ‘god’s gift’.

21.Ivana

Feminine version of Ivan, a Slavic and Russian name of Hebrew origins, meaning ‘God is Gracious’.

22.Jane

An English name of Hebrew origin, ‘God is gracious’. Related to the masculine name John.

23.Janet

Scottish feminine form of John, which is originally from the Hebrew name yochanan meaning "god is gracious".

24. Jarshika

A girl’s name of Tamil origin meaning ‘gift from God’.

25.Jasmine

From yasmin, the Persian name of the climbing plant with fragrant flowers, also meaning ‘gift from God’.

26.Jo

A shortened form of a number of names related to ‘gift of God’, including Joseph and Joanne.

27.Joan

Feminine form of John from Hebrew, meaning ‘God is gracious/God has given’.

28.Joanna

A Latin female form of John, originally from the Hebrew name yochanan meaning "God is gracious", via the Greek ioanna.

29.Joanne

A Latin female form of John, originally from the hebrew name yochanan meaning "god is gracious”.

30.Johanna

A version of Joanne used largely in the Netherlands, Germany and Scandinavia. Roots in Hebrew for ‘God is gracious’.

31.Natania

A feminine version of Nathaniel, a name meaning ‘a gift from God’.

32. Oashni

A girl’s name of Hindu origin meaning "God's Precious Gift".

33. Parisha

Arabic name with a number of roots, including ‘Like a fairy’, ‘Angel’ and ‘Gift of God’.

34.Shauna

A female form of Shaun, which is a form of John. From the Hebrew yochanon meaning "god is gracious".

35.Sheena

Another female form of Shaun, which is a form of John. From the Hebrew meaning "God is gracious".

36.Sian

A Welsh version of the name Jane, related to John – ‘God is gracious.’

37.Sine

A variant of the Irish name Sheena and the Gaelic version of the Hebrew name Jane, meaning “God is gracious”.

38. Siobahn

An Irish version of Joan originally from Hebrew, meaning ‘God is gracious/God has given’.

39. Tanaquil

An unusual name of debated origin but may mean ‘gift of God’. It was the name of an ancient Etruscan queen renowned for her prophetic powers.

40.Thea

From Greek for "goddess", but can also be a short form of Dorothea, meaning "gift from God".

Unisex names meaning ‘God’s Gift’

1. Blessing

A favour or gift bestowed by God.

2.Divine

From the English word, meaning "eternal", "heavenly" or “of the gods”.

3. Itzae

An ancient Mayan name but coming from Mexico in its modern form, meaning ‘Gift of the gods’.

4.Jean

A unisex French variation on both John and Jane, from the Hebrew for ‘God is gracious’.

5.Jesse

Primarily a boys’ name but can also be unisex or feminine from Jessie/Jessica. From Hebrew, various meanings including ‘King’, ‘God exists’ and ‘God’s gift.’

6. Nimai

A gender-neutral name of Indian origin that means ‘Filled With Inner Light/Of the gods’.

7.Sean

An Irish variation on John, from the Hebrew ‘God is gracious’. Primarily a masculine name but can also be used as a unisex baby name.

8. Shia

Popularised by actor Shia LeBeouf but works as a unisex name. Different possible roots, including Hebrew shay” (“gift”) and Yah (“God”.)

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