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Here's a list of the names, titles, descriptors, and metaphors of God included in the 234-page book Names and Titles of God, by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson. You can learn more about the book here. Of course, the actual number depends on what your criteria for counting a metaphor or a descriptor as well as what translation or translations you are using. I came up with 219 variations on probably 120 or so core names.

1. Abba
2. Almighty God (´El Shaddai)
3. Ancient of Days
4. Architect
5. Avenger
6. Bridegroom
7. Buckler
8. Builder
9. Builder of All things
10. Builder of Jerusalem
11. Commander of the Army of the LORD
12. Compassionate and Gracious God
13. Consuming Fire
14. Creator
15. Creator of heaven and earth
16. Creator of the ends of the earth
17. Cup
18. Deliverer
19. Dwelling Place
20. El-Elohe Israel
21. Eternal King
22. Everlasting Father
23. Everlasting Father
24. Everlasting God, Eternal God (´El `Olam)
25. Everlasting Light
26. Faithful Creator
27. Faithful God, God of Truth
28. Father
29. Father in Heaven
30. Father of Compassion
31. Father of Glory
32. Father of Lights
33. Father of Lights
34. Father of Spirits
35. Father of the Fatherless/Orphans
36. Fear of Isaac or Awesome One of Isaac
37. Forgiving God
38. Former of All Things
39. Fortress
40. Glorious Father
41. Glorious Sword
42. Glory of Israel/Strength of Israel
43. Glory/Strength of Israel
44. God ('El, ´Elohim)
45. God and Father
46. God and Father of All
47. God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
48. God of Abraham
49. God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
50. God of All Comfort
51. God of All Grace
52. God of All the Earth
53. God of Bethel
54. God of gods
55. God of heaven
56. God of heaven and earth
57. God of Hope
58. God of Israel
59. God of Love and Peace
60. God of Our Fathers
61. God of Peace
62. God of Seeing (El-roi)
63. God of Steadfastness and Encouragement
64. God of Your Fathers
65. God our Father
66. God our/my Savior, God of our/my salvation
67. God the Father
68. Godhead/Deity/Divine Being/Divinity
69. Gracious God and Merciful, Gracious and Compassionate God
70. Great and Awesome God
71. Great God and Savior
72. Great King
73. Healer
74. Heavenly Father
75. Help
76. Help/Strength
77. Helper
78. Helper of the Fatherless
79. Hiding Place
80. High and Lofty One
81. High Tower
82. Highest
83. Holy
84. Holy Father
85. Holy LORD God/Holy God
86. Holy One
87. Holy One of Israel
88. Home of Justice, True Pasture
89. Hope
90. Hope of Israel
91. Hope of their Fathers
92. Horn of My Salvation
93. Husband
94. I AM THAT I AM
95. Israel's Creator
96. Jacob's King
97. Jealous
98. Jealous and Avenging God
99. Jealous God
100. Judge
101. Judge of All
102. Judge of All the Earth
103. Judge of the Earth
104. Just and Mighty One
105. Keeper
106. King (melek)
107. King and God
108. King Eternal, Immortal, Invisible
109. King of All the Earth
110. King of Glory
111. King of Glory
112. King of heaven
113. King of Heaven
114. King of Israel
115. King of kings
116. King of Kings
117. King of the Nations, King of Saints, King of the Ages
118. King Over Jeshurun
119. King Over the Whole Earth
120. King, the LORD of hosts
121. Lawgiver
122. Lifter Up of My Head
123. Light
124. Light of Israel
125. Light of Israel
126. Living God
127. LORD (Yahweh)
128. Lord (adonai, kurios)
129. Lord and Father
130. Lord GOD, Sovereign LORD
131. Lord my Savior
132. Lord of All the Earth
133. Lord of Heaven
134. Lord of Heaven and Earth
135. Lord of Kings
136. Lord of Lords
137. Lord, the LORD of Hosts
138. Loving God
139. Majesty in the Heavens
140. Majesty on High
141. Maker
142. Maker of heaven and earth
143. Man of War (Warrior)
144. Mighty One of Jacob
145. Mighty Warrior (Dread Champion)
146. Most High
147. Most High God (´El `Elyon)
148. My Glory
149. My Glory
150. My God and/the/my King
151. My King from of Old
152. My Maker
153. My Song
154. My Strength
155. My Strength
156. One Who Inhabits Eternity
157. One Who Lives Forever
158. Portion
159. Portion of Jacob
160. Portion of my Inheritance
161. Potter
162. Pride of Jacob
163. Prince (Śar)
164. Prince of Peace
165. Protector/Defender of Widows
166. Redeemer, Kinsman-Redeemer
167. Refuge
168. Righteous Father
169. Righteous Judge
170. Righteous One
171. Rock
172. Rock Eternal
173. Rock His Savior
174. Rock of Israel
175. Rock of My Salvation
176. Rock of Refuge
177. Ruler of All Things
178. Ruler, Sovereign, Potentate
179. Savior
180. Savior of All Men
181. Savior of Israel
182. Shade
183. Shelter
184. Shepherd
185. Shepherd of Israel
186. Shield
187. Song
188. Sovereign
189. Sovereign Lord
190. Sovereign Lord (despotēs)
191. Spring of Living Water, Fountain of Living Water
192. Strength of His People
193. Strong Deliverer
194. Strong Fortress
195. Strong Refuge
196. Strong Tower
197. Stronghold
198. Stronghold of My Life
199. Sun
200. Sustainer of my Soul, Upholder of My Life
201. The Almighty (Shaddai)
202. The Alpha and the Omega
203. The First and the Last
204. The LORD Is Peace, (Jehovah-Shalom, Yahweh-Shalom)
205. The LORD is There (Jehovah-Shammah, Yahweh-Shammah)
206. The LORD of Hosts (Jehovah-Sabaoth, Yahweh-Sabaoth)
207. The LORD Our Banner (Yahweh-nissi, Yahweh-nissi)
208. The LORD our Righteousness (Jehovah-Tsidkenu, Yahweh-Tsidkenu)
209. The LORD Who Sanctifies You (Jehovah-M'Kaddesh, Yahweh-M'Kaddesh)
210. The LORD, the King
211. True God
212. True Pasture
213. Upright One
214. Very Great Reward
215. Who Is and Who Was and Who Is to Come
216. Wonderful
217. Yah
218. Yahweh (older pronunciation Jehovah)
219. Yahweh Provides (Yahweh-yir´eh, Jehovah-jireh)

Names and Titles of God by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson is a comprehensive 234-page book that examines the names, titles, descriptors, and metaphors of God, such as Yahweh, El, Elohim, Most High God, El Shaddai, Almighty God, Shepherd, Rock. Includes about 120 core names, with 219 variations. You can purchase it online in e-book or printed book format. www.jesuswalk.com/ebooks/names-god.htm

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