Quote Originally Posted by Mr_Mischif
Well if God's name is Jehova, why did he start getting called God?
A lot of churches refer him as just "God" because they feel undeserving to approach him with his declared name. Think of it as calling President Bush "Mr.President" instead of "George." Even though the scripture says that he wants you to be close to him and to share a personal relationship, a lot of people still share the sentiment. Others are just negligent to read the Bible and think that "God" is his actual name. lol

The initial Hebrew scripture writes his name as YHWH, since the Hebrew's have no vowels. Add the proper vowels and you get Yahweh, which means "I am who I am". An appropriate translation of language will give you Jehovah for the most part.