130+ Angelic Names That Mean "Gift from God" or “Blessing”

Name consultant Jennifer Ficarra shares her favorite boy and girl names that mean “gift from God”

Co-authored by Jennifer Ficarra and Glenn Carreau

Last Updated: December 11, 2025 Fact Checked

Girls’ Names

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Boys’ Names

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Unisex Names

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Meaning “Gift” or “Blessed”

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Meaning “Light of God”

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Meaning “Miracle”

Do you want to give your baby a name that acknowledges them as the little blessing that they are? That’s totally fitting, and a lovely sentiment! And, luckily for you, there are plenty of names out there meaning “gift from God” (or, in some cases, just “gift”). In this article, we’ll explore a wide range of girls’, boys’, and gender-neutral options for you to consider, plus related names that mean things like “miracle” or “blessed.” Keep scrolling to see our complete collection, with meanings and origins included for every name!

“Gift from God” Names with Meanings

Name consultant Jennifer Ficarra says there are several names that mean “gift from God” for boys and girls, including:

Dorothy
Theodora
Mattea
Jesse
Jonathan
Matthew

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Girls’ Names Meaning “Gift from God”

We’ll start with girls’ names, all of which mean “gift from God” (or something very similar, like “God is gracious”). You’ll also find each name’s origins listed—whether it’s Hebrew, English, Greek, or beyond. Take a look:^{[1]
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- Aavya - Sanskrit name meaning “first rays of sun” or “gift of God.”
- Amaris - Hebrew name meaning “promised by God” or “gift from God.”
- Daysha - Hindu name meaning “a present from God.”
- Dolly - Shortened form of the Latin and Greek name “Dorothy,” meaning “gift of God.”
- Doretta - Greek name meaning “of Theodora” or “gift from God.”
- Dory - Greek name meaning “gift,” “gift from the sea,” or “gift from God.”
- Dosia - Greek name meaning “God’s gift.”
- Dotty - Greek name and shortened form of Dorothy, meaning “gift of God.”
- Dorothea - Greek name meaning “gift of God.”
- Dorothy - Greek name meaning “gift of God.”
- Ermenegilda - Italian and Spanish name meaning “gift from God.”
- Evanna - Welsh name with Hebrew origins meaning “God is gracious.”
- Feodosia - Greek and Slavic name meaning “gift of God” or “God-given.”
- Giovanna - Italian name meaning “God is gracious.”
- Godiva - Old English name meaning “God’s gift.”
- Ivana - Slavic name meaning “God is gracious” (and a variant of Joanna and Jane).
- Jane - Hebrew name meaning “God is gracious.”
- Janet - Hebrew name meaning “God is gracious” or “God’s gracious gift.”
- Janice - Hebrew name meaning “gift from God” or “God has been gracious.”
- Jarshika - Sanskrit name meaning “God gift.”
- Jasmine - Persian name meaning “gift from God,” as well as the name of a flower.^{[2]
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- Joan - Hebrew name and feminized version of John, meaning “God is gracious.”
- Joanna - Hebrew name meaning “gift from God”; can also be spelled Johanna, Joannah, or Joanne.
- Juanita - Spanish name meaning “gift from God.”
- Miciela - Portuguese variant of Michael, meaning “gift from God.”
- Natania - Hebrew variant of Nathan, meaning “God has given.”
- Shauna (Seana) - Irish name meaning “God is gracious.”
- Sian - Welsh name and variant of Jane, meaning “God is gracious.”
- Sine - Irish and Scottish name meaning “God is gracious.”
- Siobhan - Irish variant of the Anglo-Norman Jehane, meaning “God is gracious.”
- Theadora (Theodora) - Greek name meaning “God’s gift.”
- Theodosia - Greek name meaning “God’s gift.”
- Yazmin - Perian name meaning “gift from God,” as well as “jasmine flower.”
- Zanetta - Spanish name meaning “God’s gift.”

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Boys’ Names Meaning “Gift from God”

Now, let’s look at boys’ names meaning “gift from God” (or, again, something similar). A few names have meanings like “God-given” or “God is gracious,” but the core ideal behind each name remains the same—that the child in question is a gift to be treasured!^{[3]
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- Abisai - Hebrew and Jamaican name meaning “My father’s gift.”
- Addai - Hebrew and Aramaic name meaning “God has given.”
- Atallah - Arabic name meaning “God’s gift.”
- Attam - Hindu name meaning “God’s gift” or “courageous.”
- Bohdan - Ukrainian name meaning “God’s gift.”
- Deo - Latin name meaning “God.”
- Devarsh - Hindu name meaning “one who has seen God” or “divine sage.”
- Donatello - Italian name meaning “given” or “bestowed.”
- Donato - Italian name meaning “God-given.”
- Dorek - Czech and Greek name meaning “gift.”
- Elnathan - Hebrew (biblical) name meaning “gift of God.”
- Evan - Welsh name meaning “God is gracious” or “born of yew.”
- Fedyenka - Russian name meaning “God’s gift.”
- Fyodor - Russian name meaning “God’s gift.”
- Gianni (Giovanni) - Italian name meaning “God is gracious” or “Yahweh is gracious.”
- Hanno - German and Hebrew name meaning “God is gracious.”
- Hansel - Scandinavian name meaning “God is gracious.”
- Hovan - Slavic and Armenian name meaning “God is gracious.”
- Ian - Scottish name meaning “God is gracious.”
- Ivan - Slavic name derived from John, meaning “God is gracious.”
- Jeremiah - Hebrew name meaning “God will exalt.”
- Johannes - German and Greek name (derived from Hebrew) meaning “God is gracious.”
- Jonathan (John) - Hebrew name derived from Yohannan, meaning “God is gracious.”
- Jones - Welsh name meaning “son of John” or “God is gracious.”
- Jose - Spanish and Portuguese form of Joseph, meaning “God will add.”
- Joseph - Hebrew name derived from Yosef, meaning “God will add.”
- Maceo - Spanish name meaning “gift of God.”
- Mads - Scandinavian name meaning “gift of God.”
- Mateo - Spanish form of Matthew, meaning “gift of God.”
- Mathis - Germanic name derived from Hebrew, meaning “gift of God.”
- Matthew (Matt) - Hebrew name derived from Matityahu, meaning “gift of God” or “gift of Yahweh.”
- Matthias (Matthios) - Hebrew name derived from Matityahu, meaning “gift of God.”
- Mikhail - Russian and Hebrew name meaning “who is like God?”
- Nael - Hebrew and Arabic name meaning “God has given.”
- Nathaniel (Nathan) - Hebrew name meaning “God has given.”
- Shane - Irish name stemming from the Hebrew John, meaning “God is gracious.”
- Shaun - Irish name stemming from the Hebrew John, meaning “God is gracious.”
- Teodoro - Portuguese name meaning “God’s gift.”
- Theodore - Greek name meaning “God’s gift.”
- Yann - French-Breton name meaning “God is gracious.”

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Unisex Names Meaning “Gift from God”

Unisex names have been rising in popularity, and rightly so; they can suit a person of any gender amazingly well, and some of them tend to sound a little more unique than the traditional masculine and feminine options. See if any of these gender-neutral names meaning “gift from God” appeal to you:
- Adriel - Hebrew name meaning “of God’s flock.”
- Amariah - Hebrew name meaning “promised by God.”
- Ayaan - Arabic name meaning “God’s gift.”
- Blessing - English name meaning “Divine grace.”
- Enam - Hebrew and Ghanaian name meaning “gift” or “blessings from God.”
- Jani - Hebrew name meaning “God’s gift” or knowledge.”
- Jean - French name meaning “God is gracious.”
- Jessy (Jesse) - Hebrew name meaning “God is gracious” or “God exists.”
- Karis - Greek and Welsh name meaning “graceful,” or “grace.”
- Nimai - Sanskrit name meaning “filled with inner light” or “connected to the supreme being.”
- Sean - Irish name meaning “God is gracious.”
- Shia - Hebrew and Arabic name meaning “gift” or “follower.”
- Theo - Greek name meaning “God’s gift” or “brave people.”
- Teddie (Teddy) - Greek and English shortened form of Theodore, meaning “God’s gift.”

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Names Meaning “Gift” or “Blessed”

Now, let’s explore some names in a similar vein—specifically, names meaning “gift,” “blessed,” or “blessing”—adjacent to “gift from God,” but with some different options for you to consider. If you don’t mind changing up the meaning a little, these lovely names will still recognize your baby for the gift they are:
- Aeronwen - Welsh (feminine) name meaning “blessed berries.”
- Annabelle - French and Hebrew (feminine) name meaning “favored grace.”
- Ansel - Germanic (masculine) name meaning “God’s protection.”
- Asher - Hebrew (unisex) name meaning “blessed.”
- Beatrice - Latin (feminine) name meaning “blessed.”
- Benedict - Latin (masculine) name meaning “blessed.”
- Bennett - Latin (masculine) name meaning “blessed” or “well-spoken.”
- Eudora - Greek (feminine) name meaning “good gift.”
- Grace - Latin (feminine) name meaning “favor” or “blessing.”
- Gwyneth - Welsh (feminine) name meaning “happiness” or “blessed.”
- Hanan - Hebrew and Arabic (unisex) name meaning “gracious gift” or “God was compassionate.”
- Hannah - Hebrew (feminine) name meaning “favor” or “grace.”
- Hanni - Finnish (feminine) name meaning “grace” or “God is gracious.”
- Kei - Japanese (unisex) name meaning “blessing.”

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Names Meaning “Light of God”

Someone you love (a child, for example) can be like a light shining across your life, which is why you might consider a name that means “light of God” or even just “light.” See if any of these delightful names appeal to you:
- Aureole - Latin (feminine) name meaning “golden crown.”
- Alienor - French (feminine) variant of Eleanor, meaning “radiant.”
- Eleanor - French and Greek (feminine) name meaning “shining light.”
- Hardeep - Sanskrit and Hindu (masculine) name meaning “God’s light.”
- Lior - Hebrew (unisex) name meaning “I have light.”
- Lucas - Hebrew (masculine) name meaning “bringer of light.”
- Lumi - Latin (unisex) name meaning “filled with light.”
- Meir - Hebrew (masculine) name meaning “giving light.”
- Melchior - Hebrew and Old Persian (masculine) name meaning “God is light.”
- Neriah - Hebrew (feminine) name meaning “lamp of Yahweh” or “lamp of the Lord.”
- Orion - Greek (masculine) name meaning “Heaven’s light.”
- Uriel - Hebrew (masculine) name meaning “God is my light” or “flame of God.”

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Names Meaning “Miracle”

Do you see your baby as a miracle? Something so amazing and extraordinary it must be the work of the divine? If you do, you might consider a name that means “miracle” (or something similar). Take a look:^{[4]
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- Aaron - Hebrew (masculine) name meaning “exalted.”
- Ajaz - Arabic (masculine) name meaning “miracle.”
- Alazne - Basque (feminine) name meaning “miracle” or “wonder.”
- David - Hebrew (masculine) name meaning “beloved.”
- Diana - Latin and Roman (feminine) name meaning “divine” or “heavenly.”
- Eijaz - Arabic (masculine) name meaning “miracle.”
- Karishma - Hindu and Sanskrit (feminine) name meaning “miracle” or “divine gift.”
- Marvella - Latin (feminine) name meaning “a miracle.”
- Mila - Spanish and Slavic (feminine) name meaning “miracles” or “favored.”
- Milagros - Spanish (feminine) name meaning “miracles.”
- Mirabel - Latin (feminine) name meaning “wonderful.”
- Nasya - Russian and Greek (unisex) name meaning “immortal” or “miracle of God.”
- Pelia - Hebrew (feminine) name meaning “marvel of God.”
- Sachi - Japanese (feminine) name meaning “happiness” or “divine grace.”
- Shani - Swahili and Hebrew (unisex) name meaning “marvelous.”
- Sterling - Old English (masculine) name meaning “excellent, valuable” or “little star.”