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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”

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40Micah

mīḵāyᵊhū — “who is like Yahweh”

Boy
41Raphael

Rāfāʾēl — “God cures/has healed”

Boy
42Theodora

via Theodore — “god”

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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.”

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57Zeb

via Zebadiah — “gift of God, God has bestowed”

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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”

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81Lilibet

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath”

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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”

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87Tiff

via Tiffany — “god”

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88Tobiah

Toviyyah — “Yahweh is good”

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89Uriah

'ūriyyā — “God is my light”

——
90Zane

via John — “God is gracious”

Boy—
91Zed

via Zedekiah — “God is righteous”

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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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