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Cat names that refer to God

Names whose recorded literal meaning invokes God — mostly Hebrew theophoric names that are tiny sentences of praise: Theo ('gift of God'), Sam ('God has heard'). Honest etymology, shown with the gloss for each name.

91 names in our data, ranked by how many real licensed cats carry each.

NameGenderTrend
1Jack

via John — “God is gracious

Boy
2Sam

via Samuel — “'God has set' or 'God has placed'

Boy
3Sammy

via Samuel — “'God has set' or 'God has placed'

Boy
4Theo

via Theodore — “god

Boy
5Joey

via Joseph — “(God) shall add

Boy
6Misha

via Michael — “who is like God?

Either
7Izzy

via Isabel — “my God is an oath

Girl
8Betty

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath

Girl
9Elsa

via Elisabeth — “my God is an oath

Girl
10Buffy

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath

Girl
11Mikey

via Michael — “who is like God?

Boy
12Jessie

via Jane — “God is gracious

Girl
13Hank

via John — “God is gracious

Boy
14Jenny

via Jane — “God is gracious

Girl
15Michael

mîḵāʾēl — “who is like God?

Boy
16Isabella

via Isabel — “my God is an oath

Girl
17Libby

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath

Girl
18Joe

via Joseph — “(God) shall add

Boy
19Lizzie

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath

Girl
20Theodore

theós — “god

Boy
21Elizabeth

ʔĕlîšeḇaʕ — “my God is an oath

Girl
22Josephine

via Joseph — “(God) shall add

Girl
23Mookie

via Michael — “who is like God?

Boy
24Jane

Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious

Girl
25Sammie

via Samuel — “'God has set' or 'God has placed'

Girl
26Lizzy

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath

Girl
27Mike

via Michael — “who is like God?

Boy
28Ambrose

ambrósios — “immortal, divine

29Gabe

via Gabriel — “God is my strong man

30Johnny

via John — “God is gracious

Boy
31Michelle

mikhaél — “who is like God?

Girl
32Mick

via Michael — “who is like God?

33Samuel

šəmûʾēl — “'God has set' or 'God has placed'

Boy
34Sofia

Sophía — “wisdom, especially divine wisdom

Girl
35Tiffany

theo- — “god

Girl
36Beth

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath

Girl
37Betsy

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath

Girl
38Ivan

via John — “God is gracious

Boy
39Jeannie

via Jean — “God is gracious

40Micah

mīḵāyᵊhū — “who is like Yahweh

Boy
41Raphael

Rāfāʾēl — “God cures/has healed

Boy
42Theodora

via Theodore — “god

43Tibby

via Isabel — “my God is an oath

44Dan

via Daniel — “God is my judge

45Joan

Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious

Girl
46Joanie

via Joan — “God is gracious

47Josh

via Joshua — “Yahweh

48Oswald

ōs + weald — “god, deity + power

Boy
49Sheena

Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious

50Amadeus

amo + deus — “love + god

51Bessie

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath

Girl
52Isabel

Elishéva — “my God is an oath

53Joseph

Yoséf — “(God) shall add

54Joshua

YHWH — “Yahweh

55Liza

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath

Girl
56Ravi

ravi — “the sun or the sun-god.

57Zeb

via Zebadiah — “gift of God, God has bestowed

58Zeke

via Ezekiel — “God strengthens

Boy
59Bess

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath

60Bettie

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath

61Django

via Jean — “God is gracious

62Elijah

Eliyahu — “Yahweh is my god

Boy
63Elise

via Elisabeth — “my God is an oath

64Eliza

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath

Girl
65Ezekiel

Y'ḥezqēl — “God strengthens

66Gabriel

gaḇrīʾḗl — “God is my strong man

Boy
67Gabrielle

via Gabriel — “God is my strong man

68Jana

Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious

69Janice

Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious

70Janie

via Jane — “God is gracious

71Janis

via Janice — “God is gracious

72Jeanie

via Jean — “God is gracious

73Jeanne

Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious

74Jedidiah

יְדִידְיָה — “beloved of Yahweh

75Joanna

Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious

76Joel

yo'él — “Yahweh (is) God

Boy
77Johanna

Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious

78John

Yəhōḥānān — “God is gracious

Boy
79Jon

via Jonathan — “God has given

80Joni

via Joan — “God is gracious

81Lilibet

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath

82Liz

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath

83Nathaniel

Netan'el — “God has given

84Sean

Yōḥānān — “God is gracious

85Shawn

via Sean — “God is gracious

Boy
86Siobhan

Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious

87Tiff

via Tiffany — “god

88Tobiah

Toviyyah — “Yahweh is good

89Uriah

'ūriyyā — “God is my light

90Zane

via John — “God is gracious

Boy
91Zed

via Zedekiah — “God is righteous

Membership here is computed, not curated: a name is listed when its documented root meaning fits the theme, and the literal gloss is shown so you can see exactly why. Meanings are derived from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); every count is real license data. A “via” note means the name inherits its meaning through a base form (Maggie via Margaret), never that the name itself carries that root. Names whose etymology isn't documented don't appear.

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