Baby Names Meaning Gift

Names meaning gift — and especially 'gift from God' — are among the most touching choices for a cherished or long-awaited baby. They say, in a single word, that a child is treasured and seen as a blessing. This meaning appears across nearly every faith and culture, from the Greek Theodore ('gift of God') to the Hebrew Matthew ('gift of Yahweh') and the Sanskrit Datta. Gathered here with their origins, these names let you carry a sense of gratitude and wonder in your child's name from day one.

An astonishing number of classic names mean 'gift of God': Matthew, Theodore, Dorothy, Nathaniel, Jonathan and more all share that meaning across different languages. Choosing one connects your child to a long tradition of seeing a baby as a blessing.

Gift names pair naturally with miracle, joy and grace names for siblings.

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EvelynWished-for child; desired — distinctive without trying too hardEnglish · Numerology 11JosephGod will add, He will increase — timeless and effortless to sayHebrew · Numerology 1MargaretPearl — full of character and easy to loveGreek · Numerology 11MateoGift of God — understated and quietly elegantSpanish · Numerology 9MatthewGift of Yahweh — understated and quietly elegantHebrew · Numerology 9NathanHe gave; gift — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulHebrew · Numerology 22NathanielGift of God — a classic with a fresh edgeHebrew · Numerology 3TheodoreGift of God — understated and quietly elegantGreek · Numerology 9AayanGift of God — a small name carrying real depthSanskrit, Arabic · Numerology 6AdiaA gift, a valuable present — timeless and effortless to sayAfrican · Numerology 6AmberAmber, fossilised resin; golden glow — a name with quiet staying powerArabic · Numerology 3AnumBlessing of God; a pearl — memorable across culturesUrdu · Numerology 4Ashi(the goddess of fortune and reward) — timeless and effortless to sayPersian · Numerology 1AwsA gift — timeless and effortless to sayArabic · Numerology 7AyaanGift of God; time, era — a small name carrying real depthArabic, Sanskrit · Numerology 6Bao DuyA precious steadfastness — rooted yet ready to travelVietnamese · Numerology 5BarakaA blessing — warm, characterful and easy to wearAfrican · Numerology 7BenedettoBlessed — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulItalian · Numerology 9BeneditaBlessed — understated and quietly elegantPortuguese · Numerology 33BereketBlessing — soft-sounding with strong rootsAfrican · Numerology 3BerylThe pale green gemstone — soft-sounding with strong rootsGreek · Numerology 8BogdanGift from God — timeless and effortless to sayScandinavian · Numerology 7BogdanaGift from God — a small name carrying real depthScandinavian · Numerology 8BohdanGift from God — warm, characterful and easy to wearScandinavian · Numerology 8BoonMerit, good deeds, blessing — a classic with a fresh edgeThai · Numerology 1BozenaBlessed; divine gift — rooted yet ready to travelSlavic · Numerology 9BusisiweBlessed — a name with quiet staying powerAfrican · Numerology 8CasparTreasurer; keeper of the treasure — a small name carrying real depthPersian · Numerology 22Chi BaoA treasured will — timeless and effortless to sayVietnamese · Numerology 11ChigozieMay God bless — understated and quietly elegantAfrican · Numerology 1ChinyereGiven by God — full of character and easy to loveAfrican · Numerology 6ChipoGift — memorable across culturesShona · Numerology 33CleodoraGlory and gift — rooted yet ready to travelGreek · Numerology 1DalitsoA blessing — a small name carrying real depthAfrican · Numerology 8Dareen(a place of musk); a gift — memorable across culturesArabic · Numerology 11DashaGift of God (form of Daria) — memorable across culturesPersian · Numerology 6DineoGifts — memorable across culturesAfrican · Numerology 11DiyarVisible; a gift — full of character and easy to loveKurdish · Numerology 3DonataGiven by God — rooted yet ready to travelItalian, Latin · Numerology 1DonatellaGiven by God — warm, characterful and easy to wearItalian · Numerology 3DonatoGiven by God — distinctive without trying too hardItalian, Latin · Numerology 6DonatusGiven by God — a classic with a fresh edgeLatin · Numerology 22DoronGift — a classic with a fresh edgeHebrew · Numerology 3DorotheaGift of God — a small name carrying real depthGreek · Numerology 5DorottyaGift of God — warm, characterful and easy to wearHungarian · Numerology 1DottieGift of God (Dorothy) — rooted yet ready to travelGreek · Numerology 1Duc BaoA virtuous treasure — a name with quiet staying powerVietnamese · Numerology 1Duy BaoA steadfast treasure — timeless and effortless to sayVietnamese · Numerology 5EadgythRich in war; (Edith) — understated and quietly elegantEnglish · Numerology 7EbbisaaThe blessing — timeless and effortless to sayAfrican · Numerology 3EdithProsperous in war; rich gift — soft-sounding with strong rootsEnglish · Numerology 1EmaA blessing — rooted yet ready to travelJapanese · Numerology 1EsmeraldaEmerald — a small name carrying real depthSpanish · Numerology 33EudoraGood gift — a classic with a fresh edgeGreek · Numerology 1EyramGod has blessed me — warm, characterful and easy to wearAfrican · Numerology 8FanomezanaA gift — a small name carrying real depthMalagasy · Numerology 6FolakeCared for with wealth and honour — warm, characterful and easy to wearAfrican · Numerology 5FyodorGift of God; (Theodore) — rooted yet ready to travelRussian · Numerology 11GarnetThe deep-red gemstone — distinctive without trying too hardEnglish · Numerology 11GasparTreasurer — understated and quietly elegantPersian · Numerology 8GefjonThe giver; (a goddess) — memorable across culturesNorse · Numerology 3GodgifuGift of God; (Godiva) — a name with quiet staying powerEnglish · Numerology 6GretaPearl — distinctive without trying too hardGerman · Numerology 6HediyaA gift — a classic with a fresh edgePersian · Numerology 7HeerDiamond; (the legendary heroine) — a small name carrying real depthSanskrit · Numerology 9HelmiPearl — distinctive without trying too hardScandinavian · Numerology 11HibaGift — a classic with a fresh edgeArabic · Numerology 2HibahA gift, a present — understated and quietly elegantArabic · Numerology 1HiboA gift, a present — warm, characterful and easy to wearAfrican · Numerology 7Hoang BaoAn imperial treasure — soft-sounding with strong rootsVietnamese · Numerology 9IsidorosGift of Isis; (Isidore) — a classic with a fresh edgeGreek · Numerology 9IsidroGift of Isis; (the farmer saint) — soft-sounding with strong rootsSpanish · Numerology 11JasperBringer of treasure; the gemstone — memorable across culturesPersian · Numerology 6JesseGift; God exists — warm, characterful and easy to wearHebrew · Numerology 4JewelA precious gem — a name with quiet staying powerFrench · Numerology 1JinPrecious treasure; truth — timeless and effortless to sayKorean · Numerology 6JonathanGod has given — a name with quiet staying powerHebrew · Numerology 11JosephineGod will increase — a name with quiet staying powerHebrew, French · Numerology 11KabeloA portion, a gift — a small name carrying real depthAfrican · Numerology 1KaboA gift, a present — full of character and easy to loveAfrican · Numerology 11KasperTreasurer; keeper of the treasure — warm, characterful and easy to wearScandinavian · Numerology 7KinzaTreasure, hidden treasure — distinctive without trying too hardArabic · Numerology 7LakshmiGoddess of wealth and fortune; sign of prosperity — full of character and easy to loveSanskrit · Numerology 1LehlohonoloLuck, good fortune, blessing — memorable across culturesAfrican · Numerology 5LeofgifuDear gift — full of character and easy to loveEnglish · Numerology 9LesegoBlessing, luck — a name with quiet staying powerAfrican · Numerology 9LujainSilver — distinctive without trying too hardArabic · Numerology 22LulitPearl; precious — soft-sounding with strong rootsAfrican · Numerology 2MaciejGift of God — a name with quiet staying powerSlavic · Numerology 5MadalitsoBlessings — a classic with a fresh edgeAfrican · Numerology 4MaireadPearl (form of Margaret) — full of character and easy to loveIrish · Numerology 33MaisiePearl (form of Margaret) — a small name carrying real depthScottish, Greek · Numerology 11MakanaA gift, a reward — full of character and easy to loveHawaiian · Numerology 5MargauxPearl — full of character and easy to loveFrench · Numerology 4MargitPearl (form of Margaret) — understated and quietly elegantGerman · Numerology 5MargotPearl — a classic with a fresh edgeFrench · Numerology 11MasegoBlessings — understated and quietly elegantAfrican · Numerology 6MatanA gift — rooted yet ready to travelHebrew · Numerology 4MatejGift of God — full of character and easy to loveScandinavian · Numerology 4MateuszGift of God — timeless and effortless to sayHebrew · Numerology 6MatiasGift of God — memorable across culturesHebrew · Numerology 9MatiuGift of God; (Matthew) — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulMaori · Numerology 1MatsGift of God; (Matthew) — full of character and easy to loveScandinavian · Numerology 8MatteoGift of God — a classic with a fresh edgeItalian · Numerology 2MatthiasGift of God — a name with quiet staying powerHebrew · Numerology 1MatusGift of God; (Matthew) — a small name carrying real depthSlovak · Numerology 11MatveiGift of God; (Matthew) — a classic with a fresh edgeRussian · Numerology 7MphatsoA gift — soft-sounding with strong rootsAfrican · Numerology 11MphoA gift — a small name carrying real depthAfrican · Numerology 7MugishaLuck, blessing, fortune — soft-sounding with strong rootsAfrican · Numerology 33MukisaLuck, blessing — a classic with a fresh edgeAfrican · Numerology 2NadiraRare, precious — full of character and easy to loveArabic · Numerology 11NatnaelGift of God; (Nathanael) — a name with quiet staying powerAfrican · Numerology 22NawalGift, present — a name with quiet staying powerArabic · Numerology 6Ngoc BaoA precious jade — a classic with a fresh edgeVietnamese · Numerology 3Ngoc ThachA precious gemstone — understated and quietly elegantVietnamese · Numerology 7NgozichukwuThe blessing of God — understated and quietly elegantAfrican · Numerology 5NhyiraBlessing — a name with quiet staying powerAfrican · Numerology 3NidhiTreasure — a classic with a fresh edgeSanskrit · Numerology 8NosiphoShe who carries a gift — soft-sounding with strong rootsAfrican · Numerology 6NugrahaA gift, a grace, a boon — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulIndonesian · Numerology 7NyamekyeGod's gift — a name with quiet staying powerAfrican · Numerology 9OfiraGold — timeless and effortless to sayHebrew · Numerology 4OkechukwuThe gift of God — a small name carrying real depthAfrican · Numerology 1OlamideMy wealth has come — a name with quiet staying powerAfrican · Numerology 5OlubunmiGod gives me this gift — distinctive without trying too hardAfrican · Numerology 8OnyinyeA gift — timeless and effortless to sayAfrican · Numerology 8OpalGem, precious stone — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulSanskrit · Numerology 8OphirGold; (a land of gold) — warm, characterful and easy to wearHebrew · Numerology 3PandoraAll gifts — memorable across culturesGreek · Numerology 33PearlPearl, precious gem — soft-sounding with strong rootsLatin · Numerology 7PeninaPearl, coral — full of character and easy to loveHebrew · Numerology 5PhornA blessing — rooted yet ready to travelThai · Numerology 8PloyGem, precious stone — warm, characterful and easy to wearSanskrit · Numerology 5PolydorosGift of many, many gifts — full of character and easy to loveGreek · Numerology 4PrishaBeloved; God's gift — distinctive without trying too hardSanskrit · Numerology 8Quang BaoA radiant treasure — timeless and effortless to sayVietnamese · Numerology 33Quoc BaoA national treasure — timeless and effortless to sayVietnamese · Numerology 11RajatSilver — soft-sounding with strong rootsSanskrit · Numerology 5RatnaJewel, gem — a small name carrying real depthSanskrit · Numerology 9RefilweWe have been given — a classic with a fresh edgeAfrican · Numerology 6ReneilweWe have been given — memorable across culturesAfrican · Numerology 1ReubenBehold, a son — distinctive without trying too hardHebrew · Numerology 11RizkiSustenance, blessing, fortune — rooted yet ready to travelMalay · Numerology 1RopafadzoA blessing — soft-sounding with strong rootsAfrican · Numerology 3RukminiAdorned with gold; (consort of Krishna) — full of character and easy to loveSanskrit · Numerology 5SapphiraSapphire; beautiful — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulGreek, Hebrew · Numerology 7SapphireThe precious blue gemstone — soft-sounding with strong rootsHebrew, Greek · Numerology 11SethAppointed, placed — warm, characterful and easy to wearHebrew · Numerology 7ShaiGift — memorable across culturesHebrew · Numerology 1SibusisoBlessing — full of character and easy to loveAfrican · Numerology 5SimphiweWe have been given — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulAfrican · Numerology 3SiphoGift — rooted yet ready to travelAfrican · Numerology 4SonamMerit, good fortune, virtue — understated and quietly elegantTibetan · Numerology 8SphesihleA beautiful gift — distinctive without trying too hardAfrican · Numerology 11TadeoCourageous heart (form of Thaddeus) — timeless and effortless to saySpanish · Numerology 9TadrosGift of God; (Theodore) — full of character and easy to loveCoptic · Numerology 5TanishkaGoddess of gold; a gold ornament — distinctive without trying too hardSanskrit · Numerology 11TapiwaWe have been given — a small name carrying real depthAfrican · Numerology 7TewodrosGift of God; (Theodore) — a name with quiet staying powerAfrican · Numerology 11

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Frequently Asked Questions

+What name means gift from God?

Theodore, Matthew, Nathaniel and Mateo all mean 'gift of God' for boys, while Dorothy, Theodora and Dorothea carry the same meaning for girls. It's one of the most common and beloved meanings in baby naming.

+Why do so many names mean 'gift of God'?

Across cultures, parents have long seen a child as a divine blessing, so languages developed many names expressing it — combining words for 'God' with 'gift' or 'given'. That's why Greek, Hebrew and other traditions each have several.