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Dog 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.

155 names in our data, ranked by how many real licensed dogs 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
4Joey

via Joseph — “(God) shall add”

Boy
5Hank

via John — “God is gracious”

Boy
6Theo

via Theodore — “god”

Boy
7Izzy

via Isabel — “my God is an oath”

Girl
8Jessie

via Jane — “God is gracious”

Girl
9Betty

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath”

Girl
10Theodore

theós — “god”

Boy
11Elsa

via Elisabeth — “my God is an oath”

Girl
12Isabella

via Isabel — “my God is an oath”

Girl
13Mikey

via Michael — “who is like God?”

Boy
14Zeke

via Ezekiel — “God strengthens”

Boy
15Buffy

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath”

Girl
16Lizzie

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath”

Girl
17Mookie

via Michael — “who is like God?”

Either
18Libby

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath”

Girl
19Django

via Jean — “God is gracious”

Boy
20Misha

via Michael — “who is like God?”

Girl
21Tiffany

theo- — “god”

Girl
22Sofia

Sophía — “wisdom, especially divine wisdom”

Girl
23Sammie

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

Either
24Jenny

via Jane — “God is gracious”

Girl
25Lizzy

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath”

Girl
26Johnny

via John — “God is gracious”

Boy
27Joe

via Joseph — “(God) shall add”

Boy
28Betsy

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath”

Girl
29Bessie

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath”

Girl
30Jane

Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious”

Girl
31Jed

via Jedidiah — “beloved of Yahweh”

Boy
32Mike

via Michael — “who is like God?”

Boy
33John

Yəhōḥānān — “God is gracious”

Boy
34Michael

mîḵāʾēl — “who is like God?”

Boy
35Josephine

via Joseph — “(God) shall add”

Girl
36Gabriel

gaḇrīʾḗl — “God is my strong man”

Boy
37Liza

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath”

Girl
38Mick

via Michael — “who is like God?”

Boy
39Elizabeth

ʔĕlîšeḇaʕ — “my God is an oath”

Girl
40Samuel

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

Boy
41Joni

via Joan — “God is gracious”

Girl
42Sheena

Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious”

Girl
43Zane

via John — “God is gracious”

Boy
44Shane

Yōḥānān — “God is gracious”

Boy
45Eliza

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath”

Girl
46Johnson

via John — “God is gracious”

Boy
47Joseph

Yoséf — “(God) shall add”

Boy
48Daniel

daniyél — “God is my judge”

Boy
49Ivan

via John — “God is gracious”

Boy
50Isabel

Elishéva — “my God is an oath”

Girl
51Josh

via Joshua — “Yahweh”

Boy
52Oswald

ōs + weald — “god, deity + power”

Boy
53Bess

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath”

Girl
54Micah

mīḵāyᵊhū — “who is like Yahweh”

Either
55Joshua

YHWH — “Yahweh”

Boy
56Beth

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath”

Girl—
57Jean

Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious”

Either
58Sean

Yōḥānān — “God is gracious”

Boy
59Michelle

mikhaél — “who is like God?”

Girl—
60Gabe

via Gabriel — “God is my strong man”

Boy
61Raphael

Rāfāʾēl — “God cures/has healed”

Boy
62Dan

via Daniel — “God is my judge”

Boy
63Zed

via Zedekiah — “God is righteous”

Boy
64Liz

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath”

Girl
65Isa

via Isabel — “my God is an oath”

Girl
66Elijah

Eliyahu — “Yahweh is my god”

Boy
67Joan

Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious”

Girl—
68Joie

via Joseph — “(God) shall add”

Girl—
69Theodora

via Theodore — “god”

Girl
70Zeb

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

Boy
71Gabrielle

via Gabriel — “God is my strong man”

Girl
72Elise

via Elisabeth — “my God is an oath”

Girl
73Jeannie

via Jean — “God is gracious”

Girl
74Joanie

via Joan — “God is gracious”

Girl
75Tibby

via Isabel — “my God is an oath”

Either
76Joel

yo'él — “Yahweh (is) God”

Boy
77Jonny

via Jonathan — “God has given”

Boy—
78Lilibet

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath”

Girl
79Bette

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath”

Girl
80Elie

via Elijah — “Yahweh is my god”

Girl—
81Ezekiel

Y'ḥezqēl — “God strengthens”

Boy
82Jeanie

via Jean — “God is gracious”

Girl
83Elias

via Elijah — “Yahweh is my god”

Boy—
84Jonathan

yōnāṯān — “God has given”

Boy—
85Vanna

Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious”

Girl
86Amadeus

amo + deus — “love + god”

Boy
87Bettie

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath”

Girl
88Liesel

via Elisabeth — “my God is an oath”

Girl
89Joanna

Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious”

Girl
90Ravi

ravi — “the sun or the sun-god.”

Boy—
91Shawn

via Sean — “God is gracious”

Boy—
92Carmel

karmél — “vineyard of El/God”

Either
93Jan

via Janice — “God is gracious”

Girl—
94Jana

Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious”

Girl
95Janie

via Jane — “God is gracious”

Girl
96Shona

via Shauna — “God is gracious”

Girl
97Betsey

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath”

Girl
98Ambrose

ambrósios — “immortal, divine”

Boy
99Bessy

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath”

Girl
100Betsie

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath”

Girl
101Godfrey

Godafrid — “peace of God”

Boy—
102Jon

via Jonathan — “God has given”

Boy—
103Lissy

via Elisabeth — “my God is an oath”

Girl—
104Danielle

via Daniel — “God is my judge”

Girl—
105Janice

Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious”

——
106Johnnie

via John — “God is gracious”

Boy
107Michaela

via Michael — “who is like God?”

Girl
108Obadiah

Ovadya — “servant of Yahweh”

Boy—
109Janis

via Janice — “God is gracious”

——
110Janus

Iānus — “the Roman god Janus”

——
111Johny

via John — “God is gracious”

Boy—
112Michel

mîḵāʾēl — “who is like God?”

——
113Tiff

via Tiffany — “god”

——
114Johanna

Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious”

Girl
115Jonty

via Jonathan — “God has given”

——
116Nathaniel

Netan'el — “God has given”

——
117Rafe

via Raphael — “God cures/has healed”

Boy
118Shauna

Yōḥānān — “God is gracious”

Girl—
119Bet

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath”

Girl
120Daniela

via Daniel — “God is my judge”

Girl
121Janey

via Jane — “God is gracious”

Girl
122Jeanette

via Jeanne — “God is gracious”

——
123Jeanne

Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious”

——
124Juana

Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious”

——
125Natalia

natale — “birthday (of the Lord)”

Girl
126Siobhan

Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious”

Girl—
127Bethie

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath”

——
128Goddard

got + harti,herti — “God + hard, strong”

Boy
129Jedidiah

יְדִידְיָה — “beloved of Yahweh”

——
130Nehemiah

נְחֶמְיָה — “consolation of Yahweh”

——
131Osborne

áss + bjǫrn — “god + bear”

——
132Oswin

ōs + wine — “god, deity + friend”

Girl
133Sinead

Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious”

Girl
134Theadore

via Theodore — “god”

——
135Ariah

אַרְיֵה — “God has promised. Also, lion of God”

——
136Danno

via Daniel — “God is my judge”

——
137Divya

divyá — “divine, charming, heavenly”

——
138Gab

via Gabriel — “God is my strong man”

Boy—
139Ingram

Ingwaz + hrabnaz — “a Germanic god + raven”

——
140Janine

via Jane — “God is gracious”

——
141Joby

via Joseph — “(God) shall add”

Either
142Johan

via Joan — “God is gracious”

——
143Johnna

via John — “God is gracious”

——
144Lilibeth

via Elizabeth — “my God is an oath”

Girl—
145Mehetabel

m'heitav'el — “whom God benefits”

——
146Micheal

via Michael — “who is like God?”

——
147Osman

áss + mund — “a god + protection, hand”

——
148Osmond

áss + mund — “a god + protection, hand”

——
149Raph

via Raphael — “God cures/has healed”

——
150Shaun

Yōḥānān — “God is gracious”

Boy
151Sian

Yôḥānāh — “God is gracious”

——
152Uriah

'ūriyyā — “God is my light”

——
153Uriel

אוּרִיאֵל — “God is my light”

——
154Ury

via Uriah — “God is my light”

——
155Zechariah

zəḵaryā — “the Lord has remembered”

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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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