Meaning: God is with us
The story
The Spanish and Portuguese form of Emmanuel, also used in Byzantine Greek. It has a long Iberian royal history while preserving the underlying Hebrew phrase.
Nicknames
- Manel
- Manu
Spellings & variants
- Emanuel
- Emmanuel
- Immanuel
- Manolo
Popularity
Familiar
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
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Style
Origins
Manuel comes from Portuguese.
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