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Emmanuel
Say it: ih-MAN-yoo-el
Meaning
Hebrew Immanu'el, 'God is with us' (Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23).
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
The short form Manuel became very common in Spain and Portugal from the late Middle Ages.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 80,947 babies given this name since 1898
- At its height in 2015, about 1 in 697 boys
- 2,447 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
HebrewEarly ChristianSpanishPortugueseFrenchItalianGermanMexican
The family of the name
Other spellings: Immanuel, Manuel
| French | Emmanuel |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Manuel |
| Italian | Emanuele |
| Portuguese | Manuel |
| German | Immanuel |
| Polish | Emanuel |
Famous bearers
- Immanuel Kant, German philosopher
- Manuel I, king of Portugal
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Royal and noble genealogies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.