Manuel name - Meaning of Manuel
- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 3
- Usage
- Spanish, Portuguese, German, Romanian, English, Italian, Late Greek (Latinized), Hebrew, Spanish
- Pronounced
- mah-NWEL (Spanish) , man-oo-EL (Portuguese) , MAHN-oo-el (German), mahn-WEL
- Manuel Meaning
- Spanish and Portuguese form of Emmanuel. In the spelling Μανουηλ (Manouel) it was also used in the Byzantine Empire, notably by two emperors. It is possible this form of the name was transmitted to Spain and Portugal from Byzantium, since there were connections between the royal families (king Ferdinand Iii of Castile married Elisabeth of Hohenstaufen, who had Byzantine roots, and had a son named Manuel). The name has been used in Iberia since at least the 13th century and was borne by two kings of Portugal. Manuel is a variant of Emanuel, used in various languages. Emanuel is a variant of the biblical Hebrew name "Imanuel", whose meaning is "God with us". In the Bible, "Imanuel" was one of the names given to Christ. It is a very popular name given to boys today.
Manuel Related Names
Variants: Emanuel (Portuguese), Manoel (Portuguese (Brazilian) ), Emanuel (German), Emanuel (Romanian), Emmanuel (English), Emanuele, Manuele (Italian), Manouel (Late Greek)
Diminutives: Manolo, Manu (Spanish), Nelinho (Portuguese)
Feminine Forms: Manola, Manuela, Manuelita (Spanish), Manuela, Nela, Nelinha (Portuguese), Manoela (Portuguese (Brazilian) ), Manuela (German), Manuela (Romanian), Emanuela (Italian)
Other Languages: Imanol (Basque), Emmanuel, Immanuel (Biblical), Emmanouel (Biblical Greek), Immanuel (Biblical Hebrew), Emmanuhel (Biblical Latin), Manel (Catalan), Emanuel (Croatian), Emanuel (Czech), Emanuel (Danish), Manu (Finnish), Emmanuel (French), Emmanouil (Greek), Immanuel (Hebrew), Emánuel (Hungarian), Emanuel (Norwegian), Emanuel (Swedish)
