Manuel

See also: manuel and Manúel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Manuel, short for Emanuel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑnˈwɛl/, /mænˈwɛl/

Proper noun

Manuel

  1. A male given name from Spanish.
    • 2023 November 22, Catherine E. Shoichet, Thomas Lake, “A migrant crossed the border and found a scared, 9-year-old Arizona boy alone in the desert. The encounter changed them both”, in CNN[1], archived from the original on 2 March 2024:
      But on a November morning in 2007, Manuel Jesus Cordova Soberanes and about 30 others from Magdalena were making a trek of their own, leaving town in search of opportunities they couldn’t find at home.
  2. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Manuel is the 1277th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 27,529 individuals. Manuel is most common among White (39.56%) and Black/African American (26.79%) individuals. [2]

Anagrams

Catalan

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Manuel m

  1. a male given name

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Manuel; ultimately from Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵל (imanu'él), from עִמָּנוּ אֵל (imánu él, literally God is with us).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.nɥɛl/
  • Homophone: manuel

Proper noun

Manuel m

  1. a male given name from Spanish or Portuguese

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmaːnu(ʔ)eːl], [-ɛl]
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧nu‧el

Proper noun

Manuel m

  1. a male given name from Spanish or Portuguese

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mɐ.nuˈɛw/ [mɐ.nʊˈɛʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /mɐˈnwɛw/ [mɐˈnwɛʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐˈnwɛl/ [mɐˈnwɛɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐˈnwɛ.li/

Proper noun

Manuel m (plural Manuéis, feminine Manuela, feminine plural Manuelas)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Emmanuel or Manuel
    Synonym: (pet form) Manel

Derived terms

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈnwel/ [maˈnwel]
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: Ma‧nuel

Proper noun

Manuel m

  1. a male given name, derived from biblical Emanuel