Names with meaning

Any suggestions on girl names that have [name_m]Christian[/name_m] meaning? (God’s gift, God is faithful, etc) ? We have some names that we like, [name_u]Madison[/name_u], [name_f]Adaline[/name_f], Hensley…but I am curious about some names with [name_m]Christian[/name_m] meanings. When I google it I come up with Hebrew names, but I would like to see the english versions. Thanks!!

[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]- god is my oath.
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]- gift from god

Hmm… I don’t know if these will be totally in line with your style, but you might like:

[name_f]Theodora[/name_f], [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f], [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] ‘‘God’s gift’’

[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Isabella[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Elsa[/name_f], [name_f]Elise[/name_f], [name_f]Lisette[/name_f] (anything deriving from the name [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], there must be hundreds of variants) ‘‘God is my oath, pledged to God’’

[name_f]Amadea[/name_f] ‘‘God’s beloved’’ - said ah-mah-[name_u]DAY[/name_u]-uh

[name_f]Aleah[/name_f] ‘‘God’s being’’

[name_f]Adalia[/name_f] ‘‘noble one’’

[name_f]Jane[/name_f] ‘‘God’s gracious gift’’

[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f], [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f], [name_f]Briella[/name_f] ‘‘God is my strength’’

[name_f]Mattea[/name_f] ‘‘gift of God’’ - said ma-[name_u]TAY[/name_u]-ah

[name_f]Dinah[/name_f] ‘‘God will judge’’

[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] ‘‘my Father is joy’’

[name_u]Jaden[/name_u], [name_u]Jadon[/name_u] ‘‘God has heard’’

[name_f]Johanna[/name_f], [name_f]Joanna[/name_f] ‘‘God is gracious’’

[name_f]Michaela[/name_f], [name_f]Mikayla[/name_f] ‘‘who is like God’’

[name_f]Samantha[/name_f] ‘‘told by God’’

[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] ‘‘servant of God’’

[name_f]Ronia[/name_f] ‘‘God’s joyfull song’’

[name_f]Nasia[/name_f] ‘‘God’s miracle’’

[name_f]Joelle[/name_f] ‘‘the [name_m]Lord[/name_m] is God’’

[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] ‘‘pure’’

[name_f]Samantha[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Joanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
[name_f]Ilise[/name_f]
[name_f]Betty[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Demetria[/name_f]
[name_f]Oksana[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessica[/name_f]
[name_f]Fauna[/name_f]
[name_u]Ariel[/name_u]
[name_f]Michelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelma[/name_f]
Raphaella
[name_f]Libby[/name_f]
[name_f]Becca[/name_f]
[name_u]Jaden[/name_u]
[name_f]Eliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Tiffany[/name_f]
[name_f]Shauna[/name_f]
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
[name_f]Makayla[/name_f]
[name_f]Godiva[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Siobhan[/name_f]
[name_f]Dolly[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisheva[/name_f]
[name_f]Lisette[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]
[name_u]Hero[/name_u]
[name_f]Janet[/name_f]
[name_f]Janice[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcy[/name_f]
[name_f]Aleah[/name_f]
[name_f]Bessie[/name_f]
[name_f]Shona[/name_f]
[name_f]Sinead[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Easter[/name_f]
[name_u]January[/name_u]

I am actually thinking about [name_f]Analise[/name_f] now…It hadn’t crossed my mind recently, but it was my #1 pick in my first pregnancy. It means devoted to God.

[name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] is a very pretty name. But I would choose a spelling that left out “anal”.

[name_f]Johannah[/name_f] means God is gracious
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] means pledged to God
[name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f] means messenger of God
[name_f]Amedea[/name_f] means love of God
[name_f]Bethel[/name_f] means house of God
[name_f]Eliora[/name_f] means God is my light
Katriel means God is my crown
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] means who is like God?

[name_f]My[/name_f] first idea was my favorite girls’ name, [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] (meaning “my God is a vow”). [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], [name_f]Elise[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Elsa[/name_f], [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f], [name_f]Isabella[/name_f], [name_f]Eliska[/name_f], [name_f]Elisabet[/name_f], etc., etc., all have the same meaning. I know a lot of the Biblical -el names for boys have religious meanings ([name_m]Daniel[/name_m], [name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m], [name_m]Samuel[/name_m], [name_m]Adriel[/name_m], etc.), because [name_f]El[/name_f] was a name used for the [name_m]Lord[/name_m] a lot in the Old Testament, and Hebrew names stem from the Hebrew language. So [name_f]Danielle[/name_f], [name_f]Michelle[/name_f], [name_f]Michaela[/name_f], etc. all have meaning to do with God. Others I think that have religious meaning:

[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] “messenger” (like an angel, or telling the Gospel)
[name_f]Theresa[/name_f]/[name_f]Tess/name_f “harvester” (I think of the verse where [name_m]Jesus[/name_m] said the harvest was plentiful but the workers are few)
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f] “prayerful”
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]/[name_f]Arianne[/name_f]/[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] “very holy one”
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]/[name_f]Olive[/name_f] (I think of the Mt. of Olives, etc.)
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]-anything ([name_f]Lilia[/name_f], [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], [name_f]Lilibet[/name_f], [name_f]Liliana[/name_f], etc.–one of [name_m]Jesus[/name_m]’ names was the [name_f]Lily[/name_f] of the [name_f]Valley[/name_f]–or even [name_f]Susanna[/name_f]/[name_f]Shoshana[/name_f]/[name_f]Susan[/name_f]/[name_f]Susanne[/name_f]/[name_f]Suzanne[/name_f]/etc., which means “lily”)

I wouldn’t go for the [name_f]Analise[/name_f] spelling, firstly because it has Anal right in it :(, but also because it looks very similar to “analyze/analyse” (depending on which English-speaking country you live in!). I like the Danish spelling, [name_f]Annelise[/name_f], or the [name_m]German[/name_m] one, [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f]. [name_f]Annalise[/name_f] is also nice. :slight_smile: I like most of the forms of [name_f]Anna[/name_f], though–[name_f]Hannah[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f], [name_f]Annie[/name_f], [name_f]Ana[/name_f], [name_f]Annabel[/name_f], [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f], [name_f]Anais[/name_f], [name_f]Anahi[/name_f], etc., and even double barrels like [name_f]Ana[/name_f] [name_f]Lucia[/name_f], [name_f]Ana[/name_f] [name_f]Sofia[/name_f], [name_f]Ana[/name_f] [name_f]Camila[/name_f], [name_f]Ana[/name_f] [name_f]Carolina[/name_f], [name_f]Ana[/name_f] [name_f]Maria[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Marie[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Sophie[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-[name_f]Laure[/name_f], etc.!

Good luck!