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Names and Attributes of God
In the Writings of various Religions, God is referred to in many ways. The most common ones are listed below. You may have clicked on one of His names or attributes which are linked to this glossary entry.
 
This list of names and attributes is my no means complete. The concept of placing any limitation on God is indicative of blasphemy. If you know of other translations, names or attributes of God which are not listed, please submit them to the webmaster at: abahaiglossary@gmail.com.
 
A meaning or definition is given for the names and attributes which are not from the English language.
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The word "God" — Listed by Non-English Language — 203 entries in 154 languages
# Non-English Language English God Religion Non-English Word Ref
1 Abenaki God, Creator God   Tabaldak  13
2 Achagua God   Cuaygerri  13
3 Achumawi Creator   Jamul  13
4 Albanian God   Zoti 12
5 Aleut God   Aguguq  13
  Aleut Creator   Agu'gux  13
6 Andean God   Ekeko  13
7 Anishinabe God, Creator   Gitchi Manitou  13
8 Apalai Creator God   Mopo 13
  Apalai God   Mopó 13
9 Arabic The God   Alláh 1
  Arabic The God   الله 15
10 Aramaic God   Elah 4
11 Arapaho God   Chebbeniathan  13
  Arapaho Creator God   Spider Above  13
  Arapaho God   Spider of Heaven  13
12 Arawak Creator God   Kururumany  13
13 Arikara Goddess   Atina  13
  Arikara Creator God   Nesaru  13
  Arikara God   Nishanu  13
14 Armorian God   Teuti 1
15 Aryan God   Bram 4
16 Ashanti God   Nyame 11
17 Assyrian God   Adat 4
  Assyrian God   Eleah 1
18 Bakairi Goddess   Evaki  13
  Bakairi Creator God   Kame  13
  Bakairi God   Kami  13
  Bakairi Creator God   Keri  13
19 Bakairis God   Keri 13
20 Beaver Creator   Saya  13
  Beaver God   Tsááyaa  13
21 Belarusian God   Бог 12
22 Blackfoot God   Apistotoke  13
  Blackfoot God   Natosi  13
  Blackfoot Creator God   Old Man  13
23 Bribri Goddess   Iriria  13
  Bribri God   Kudo  13
  Bribri God, Creator   Sibo  13
24 Bulgarian God   Бог 12
25 Cabalistic God   Agla 4
26 Caddo Creator   Ayanat Caddi  13
  Caddo God   Chief Above  13
27 Cahuilla God   Mokat  13
  Cahuilla Creator God   Mukot  13
  Cahuilla God   Tumaiyowit  13
28 California God   Silver Fox  13
29 Canaanish God   Adnj 4
  Canaanish God   Aton 4
30 Caodaism God   Cao Đài  2
31 Carib God   Piai  13
  Carib God   Sky-Chief  13
  Carib Creator   Tamuchi  13
32 Cariban God, Creator   Makonaima  13
33 Carrier God   Utakké 13
  Carrier Creator God   Yuttore  13
34 Catalan God   Déu 12
35 Celtic God   Diu 1
36 Chaldaic God   Eilah 1
37 Chaldean God   Nebo 4
38 Cherokee God   Kanati  13
  Cherokee Goddess   Selu  13
  Cherokee God, Creator   Unetlanvhi  13
39 Cheyenne God, Creator God   Maheo  13
40 Chickasaw God, Creator   Ababinili  13
41 Chinese God   Prussa 1
  Chinese God   Shen 2
42 Chinese (simp.) God   上帝 12
43 Chinese (trad.) God   上帝 12
44 Chinook God   Bluejay  13
45 Choctaw Goddess   Unknown Woman  13
46 Chumash Goddess   Hutash  13
47 Cocopa Creator God   Sipakmaat  13
  Cocopa Creator God   Sipakmat 13
48 Coromandel God   Brama 1
49 Cretan God   Thios 1
50 Croatian God   Bog 12
51 Crow Creator   Akba Atatdia  13
  Crow God   Old Man Coyote  13
52 Czech God   Bůh 12
53 Danish God   Godh 4
  Danish God   Gud 12
  Danish God   Gut 1
54 Dene God   Niottsi  13
  Dene Creator   Nitosi  13
  Dene God   Yamoria  13
55 Dutch God   God 12
  Dutch God   Godt 1
56 Egyptian God   Amon 4
57 Egyptian (modern) God   Teun 1
58 Egyptian (old) God   Teut 1
59 English God   Lord 4
  English God   Our Father  4
  English  God   God 1
60 Estonian God   Jumal 12
61 Filipino God   Diyos 12
62 Finch God   Jumala 1
63 Finnish God   Jumala 12
64 Flemish God   Goed 1
65 French God   Dieu 1
66 Galician God   Deus 12
67 Gallic God   Diu 1
68 German God   Gott 1
69 German (old) God   Diet 1
70 Greek God   Θεός 12
  Greek God   Teos 4
  Greek God   Theos 1
71 Greek Mythology God   Zeus 4
72 Gros Ventre Creator   Ixtcibenihehat  13
73 Hebrew God Judaism אלוהים 12
  Hebrew God Judaism Eloha 1
  Hebrew God Judaism Elohim 1
  Hebrew God Judaism Jehovah - JHVH  4
74 Hidatsa God   Lone Man  13
75 Hindi God Hindu Bhagavan 2
  Hindi God Hindu  Rama 4
  Hindoostanee God   Rain 1
  Hindustasni God   Ezid 4
  Hindustasni God   Hakk 4
  Hindustasni God   Ilah 4
76 Hochunk Creator   Earth-Maker  13
  Hochunk God   Man'una  13
77 Hopi God   Masaw  13
  Hopi Creator Goddess   Spider Grandmother  13
  Hopi Goddess   Spider-Woman  13
78 Hungarian God   Isten 12
79 Huron God   Ioskeha  13
80 Icelandic God   Guð 12
81 Inca Goddess   Pachamama  13
  Inca God   Papa 4
82 Indonisian God   Dewa 12
83 Innu God   Caribou Master  13
84 Inuit Goddess   Sedna  13
85 Ioway Dwarf God   Everywhere Being  13
86 Irish God   Dia 1
87 Iroquois Goddess   Ataensic  13
  Iroquois God   Henon  13
  Iroquois Goddess   Onatah  13
  Iroquois divinity   Orenda  13
  Iroquois God, Creator God   Raweno  13
  Iroquois God   Taronhiawagon  13
88 Italian God   Dio 1
89 Japanese God   12
  Japanese God   Goezur 1
90 Kami God   God 4
91 Korean God   신  12
  Korean God   Shin 4
92 Kurdish God   Xwedê 2
93 Lapp God   Jubinal 1
94 Latin God   Deus 1
95 Latvian God   Dievs 12
96 Lenape God   Ketanitowet  13
  Lenape Creator   Kickerom  13
97 Lithuanian God   Dievas 12
98 Low Breton God   Done 1
99 Low Latin God   Diex 1
100 Macedonian God   Бог 12
101 Madagascar God   Zannar 1
102 Malay God   Alla 12
  Malay God   Dewa 12
103 Maltese God   Alla 12
104 Mandan Creator   First Creator  13
  Mandan God   First Maker  13
  Many tribes God, Creator   Great Spirit  13
106 Mayan Creator God   Q'uq'umatz  13
107 Mi'kmaq God, Creator   Kisulkw  13
  Mi'kmaq God   Niskam  13
  Native American God   Creator , the 4
  Native American God   The Creator  4
108 Northern California Creator   Silver-Fox  13
109 Northwestern God   Raven  13
110 Norwegian God   Gud 1
111 Olalu Tongue God   Deu 1
112 Old Saxon  God   God  1
113 Omaha God, Creator   Wakanda  13
114 Pannonian God   Istu 1
115 Pawnee God   Atius-Tirawa  13
  Pawnee Creator   Tirawa  13
116 Persian God   Istr 4
  Persian God   خدا  12
  Persian God Zarathustrian Pajohdehad 7
  Persian God   Sire 1
  Persian God   Soru 4
117 Peruvian God   Puchecammae 1
118 Polish God   Bóg 12
119 Pollacca God   Bung 1
120 Portuguese God   Debs 1
  Portuguese God   Deus 4
121 Powhatan God, Creator   Ahone  13
  Powhatan God   Okee  13
122 Provencal God   Diou 1
123 Quechua God   Inca 4
124 Romanian God   Divinitate 12
125 Runic God   As 1
126 Russian God   Bojh 1
  Russian God   Бог 12
127 Sanskrit God   Deva 4
128 Scandinavian God   Odin 4
129 Seminole God, Creator   Breathmaker  13
130 Serbian God   Бог 12
131 Shoshone God   Isa  13
  Shoshone Creator   Isha  13
132 Sioux God   Iya  13
  Sioux God, Creator   Wakan Tanka  13
  Sioux Goddess   White Buffalo Woman  13
133 Slav God   Buch 1
134 Slovac God   Bóg 12
135 Slovenian God   Bog 12
136 Spanish God   Dios 1
137 Swahili God   Mungu 12
138 Swedish God   Gud 12
  Swedish God   Gut 1
139 Swiss God   Gott 1
140 Syriac The God   Allah 1
141 Syrian God   Illu 4
142 Tartar God   Magatal 1
143 Thai God   พระเจ้า 12
144 Turkish The God   Allah 1
  Turkish God   Tanrı 12
145 Ukrainian God   Бог 12
146 Vietnamese God   Chúa 12
147 Viking God   Thor 4
148 Wayana Creator God   Kujuli  13
149 Welsh God   Duw 12
150 West Coast Creator   Coyote  13
151 Wiyot Creator   Above Old Man  13
  Wiyot God   Gudatrigakwitl  13
152 Yazidi God   Xwedê 2
153 Yiddish God   גאָט 12
154 Zemblain God   Fetizo 1
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Sources:
1. chestofbooks.com - The Name of God in Different Languages
2. Wikipedia - Names of God
3. Wikipedia - Names of God in Islam
4. Ripley's Believe It or Not - # 96; pps. 23-24; ©1929
5. The Bahá'í Writings - The Long Healing Prayer
6. The Bahá'í Writings - Bahá'í Prayers
7. Wikipedia - Names of God in Zoroastrianism
8. Wikipedia - Names of God in Old English poetry
9. The Bahá'í Writings -
10. Full Gospel Family Publications
11. Wikipedia - List of African spirits
12. Online Translator
13. Native American Gods and Goddesses, Native American Creator Gods
14. Wikipedia - List of names of Odin
15. Wikipedia - Alláh
16. translator.eu
 
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