Cat names by meaning / God
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.
88 names in our data, ranked by how many real licensed cats carry each.
| Name | Gender | Trend | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack via John — “God is gracious” | Boy | ||
| 2 | Sam via Samuel — “'God has set' or 'God has placed'” | Boy | ||
| 3 | Sammy via Samuel — “'God has set' or 'God has placed'” | Boy | ||
| 4 | Theo via Theodore — “god” | Boy | ||
| 5 | Joey via Joseph — “(God) shall add” | Boy | ||
| 6 | Misha via Michael — “who is like God?” | Either | ||
| 7 | Izzy via Isabel — “my God is an oath” | Girl | ||
| 8 | Betty via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath” | Girl | ||
| 9 | Elsa via Elisabeth — “my God is an oath” | Girl | ||
| 10 | Buffy via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath” | Girl | ||
| 11 | Mikey via Michael — “who is like God?” | Boy | ||
| 12 | Jessie via Jane — “God is gracious” | Girl | ||
| 13 | Hank via John — “God is gracious” | Boy | ||
| 14 | Jenny via Jane — “God is gracious” | Girl | ||
| 15 | Michael mîḵāʾēl — “who is like God?” | Boy | ||
| 16 | Libby via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath” | Girl | ||
| 17 | Isabella via Isabel — “my God is an oath” | Girl | ||
| 18 | Lizzie via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath” | Girl | ||
| 19 | Joe via Joseph — “(God) shall add” | Boy | ||
| 20 | Theodore theós — “god” | Boy | ||
| 21 | Elizabeth ʔĕlîšeḇaʕ — “my God is an oath” | Girl | ||
| 22 | Mookie via Michael — “who is like God?” | Boy | ||
| 23 | Josephine via Joseph — “(God) shall add” | Girl | ||
| 24 | Jane Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious” | Girl | ||
| 25 | Sammie via Samuel — “'God has set' or 'God has placed'” | Girl | ||
| 26 | Lizzy via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath” | Girl | ||
| 27 | Mike via Michael — “who is like God?” | Boy | ||
| 28 | Ambrose ambrósios — “immortal, divine” | — | ||
| 29 | Gabe via Gabriel — “God is my strong man” | — | ||
| 30 | Johnny via John — “God is gracious” | Boy | ||
| 31 | Michelle mikhaél — “who is like God?” | Girl | ||
| 32 | Mick via Michael — “who is like God?” | — | ||
| 33 | Samuel šəmûʾēl — “'God has set' or 'God has placed'” | Boy | ||
| 34 | Sofia Sophía — “wisdom, especially divine wisdom” | Girl | ||
| 35 | Tiffany theo- — “god” | Girl | ||
| 36 | Beth via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath” | Girl | ||
| 37 | Betsy via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath” | Girl | ||
| 38 | Ivan via John — “God is gracious” | Boy | ||
| 39 | Jeannie via Jean — “God is gracious” | — | — | |
| 40 | Micah mīḵāyᵊhū — “who is like Yahweh” | Boy | ||
| 41 | Theodora via Theodore — “god” | — | — | |
| 42 | Tibby via Isabel — “my God is an oath” | — | ||
| 43 | Raphael Rāfāʾēl — “God cures/has healed” | Boy | ||
| 44 | Dan via Daniel — “God is my judge” | — | — | |
| 45 | Joanie via Joan — “God is gracious” | — | — | |
| 46 | Josh via Joshua — “Yahweh” | — | ||
| 47 | Oswald ōs + weald — “god, deity + power” | Boy | ||
| 48 | Sheena Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious” | — | ||
| 49 | Joan Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious” | Girl | ||
| 50 | Amadeus amo + deus — “love + god” | — | ||
| 51 | Bessie via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath” | Girl | — | |
| 52 | Isabel Elishéva — “my God is an oath” | — | ||
| 53 | Joshua YHWH — “Yahweh” | — | ||
| 54 | Liza via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath” | Girl | — | |
| 55 | Ravi ravi — “the sun or the sun-god.” | — | — | |
| 56 | Zeke via Ezekiel — “God strengthens” | Boy | ||
| 57 | Joseph Yoséf — “(God) shall add” | — | ||
| 58 | Bess via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath” | — | — | |
| 59 | Bettie via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath” | — | — | |
| 60 | Django via Jean — “God is gracious” | — | — | |
| 61 | Elijah Eliyahu — “Yahweh is my god” | Boy | — | |
| 62 | Elise via Elisabeth — “my God is an oath” | — | — | |
| 63 | Eliza via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath” | Girl | ||
| 64 | Ezekiel Y'ḥezqēl — “God strengthens” | — | — | |
| 65 | Gabriel gaḇrīʾḗl — “God is my strong man” | Boy | — | |
| 66 | Gabrielle via Gabriel — “God is my strong man” | — | — | |
| 67 | Jana Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious” | — | — | |
| 68 | Janice Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious” | — | — | |
| 69 | Janie via Jane — “God is gracious” | — | ||
| 70 | Janis via Janice — “God is gracious” | — | — | |
| 71 | Jeanie via Jean — “God is gracious” | — | — | |
| 72 | Jeanne Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious” | — | — | |
| 73 | Jedidiah יְדִידְיָה — “beloved of Yahweh” | — | — | |
| 74 | Joanna Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious” | — | ||
| 75 | Johanna Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious” | — | — | |
| 76 | John Yəhōḥānān — “God is gracious” | Boy | ||
| 77 | Jon via Jonathan — “God has given” | — | — | |
| 78 | Joni via Joan — “God is gracious” | — | — | |
| 79 | Lilibet via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath” | — | — | |
| 80 | Liz via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath” | — | ||
| 81 | Nathaniel Netan'el — “God has given” | — | ||
| 82 | Sean Yōḥānān — “God is gracious” | — | — | |
| 83 | Shawn via Sean — “God is gracious” | Boy | — | |
| 84 | Siobhan Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious” | — | — | |
| 85 | Tobiah Toviyyah — “Yahweh is good” | — | — | |
| 86 | Uriah 'ūriyyā — “God is my light” | — | — | |
| 87 | Zane via John — “God is gracious” | Boy | — | |
| 88 | Zed 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.