Emanuel
Meaning of Emanuel
Emanuel (pronounced ee-MAN-yoo-uhl in English or eh-mah-noo-EL in Spanish) springs from the ancient Hebrew phrase “Immanu’el,” gracefully translating to “God is with us.” Carried along trade routes and missionary paths—rather like a benevolent monsoon cloud drifting from West Asia toward the subcontinent—the name moved through Greek and Latin into dozens of modern tongues. Scripture lovers recall it as Isaiah’s prophetic title for the Messiah; music aficionados think of Grammy-winning pianist Emanuel Ax; and many a Sunday-morning choir in Kerala or Goa features a young Emanuel lending his voice. In U.S. records, the name has hovered comfortably within the Top 500 for more than a century, a testament to its quiet resilience. Rich in spiritual comfort yet worldly in sound, Emanuel promises that its bearer will never feel alone—unless, of course, the little fellow is tiptoeing off for a forbidden laddoo, in which case even “God-with-us” might chuckle and look the other way.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as ee-MAN-yoo-uhl (/i.ˈmæn.ju.əl/)
Spanish
- Pronunced as eh-mah-noo-EL (/e.ma.ˈnu.el/)
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Notable People Named Emanuel
| Emanuel Lasker was a German chess champion, mathematician, and philosopher who held the world title for a record 27 years and won six championships. |
| Emanuel Swedenborg was a Swedish polymath celebrated for his influential book "Heaven and Hell" exploring the afterlife. |
| Emanuel Schikaneder was a versatile German theatre figure who wrote the libretto for Mozart's Die Zauberflöte and built the Theater an der Wien, earning acclaim as one of the most talented men in his field. |
| Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze was a German-American history painter renowned for his iconic work "Washington Crossing the Delaware" and his connection to the Düsseldorf school. |
| Emanuel Cleaver II is a Democratic U.S. representative and former Kansas City mayor who made history as its first Black mayor. |
| Emanuel Rubin was an American pathologist celebrated for his groundbreaking research on liver disease, cardiomyopathy, and alcoholic tissue injury, and as the editor of the influential medical textbook Rubin’s Pathology. |
| Emanuel Feuermann was a world-renowned cellist in the early 20th century. |
| Emanuel Raymond Lewis served as the longest-serving and final House Librarian from 1973 to 1995. |
| Emanuel Hall is a former American football wide receiver who played college football for Missouri and was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2019. |
| Emanuel Theodore Bronner, founder of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, promoted his belief in humanity's goodness and unity through product labels. |
| Emanuel S. Mendels Jr. was an American broker known as the father of the curb for organizing agencies that regulated curb trading and prevented fraud. |
| Emanuel Solomon was a businessman and politician who represented West Adelaide in the South Australian Legislative Assembly from 1862 to 1865 and belonged to the notable Solomon family. |
| Emanuel Mammana - Emanuel Hernán Mammana is an Argentine footballer who plays as a centre-back for Vélez Sarsfield. |
| Emanuel Mendes da Costa was an English naturalist and philosopher who was imprisoned for embezzling funds from the Royal Society. |
| Emanuel von Geibel was a German poet and playwright. |
