Manuel

\ma.nɥɛl\♂French boy's name

A French boy's name of Hebrew origin.

At a glance

GenderMasculine
OriginHebrew
Pronunciation\ma.nɥɛl\

Origin and meaning

Biblical Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵלbor. Spanish Emanuelaph. Spanish Manuelbor. ▲ Biblical Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵל (ʕimmɔnūʔel)bor. Portuguese Emanuelaph. Portuguese Manuelbor. French Manuel Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Manuel; ultimately from Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵל (imanu'él), from עִמָּנוּ אֵל (imánu él, literally “God is with us”).

Where it is mostly given

  • United States
  • Italy
  • Malta
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg
  • East Frisia
  • Germany

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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