Names that mean gift
A child as a gift is one of the oldest naming ideas. In Hebrew it gives Matthew, Mateo and Jonathan, from natan, "he gave"; in Greek it gives Theodore and Dorothy, from doron, "gift". Many of these names say whose gift the child is, usually God's.
Girl names (6)
Boy names (12)
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Rank 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore | gift of God | Greek | #4 |
| Mateo | 'gift of Yahweh' (via Matthew) | Hebrew | #8 |
| Matthew | gift of Yahweh | Hebrew | #32 |
| Nathan | he (God) gave | Hebrew | #63 |
| Jonathan | God has given | Hebrew | #89 |
| Theo | short form of Theodore: gift of God | Greek | #82 |
| Nathaniel | God has given | Hebrew | #140 |
| Matias | gift of God (form of Matthias) | Hebrew | #170 |
| Mathias | gift of God | Hebrew | #312 |
| Nathanael | God has given (biblical) | Hebrew | #632 |
| Teo | short form of Teodoro, Mateo and similar names | Greek | #794 |
| Matheo | gift of God (form of Matthew) | Hebrew | #751 |
How names get on this list
Our editors read each name's documented etymology and tag a theme only when the roots of the name carry that meaning. Popular explanations without support (folk etymologies) don't count, and names whose origin is uncertain are left out unless every explanation agrees. The list covers the roughly 2,000 most used names we have researched so far, ordered by the number of US babies in the last five years. How we research meanings.