Manuel
Meaning of Manuel
Manuel is a male name of biblical origin. It is derived from the Hebrew name Immanuel, which means "God with us". This classic and popular name has variants like Emanuel and Emmanuel. Depending on cultural backgrounds, Manuel can be pronounced differently: in French as mah-NWEL (/ma.nwɛl/), German as mah-NOO-el (/maˈnu̯eːl/), Portuguese and Spanish both pronounce it as mahn-WELL (/mɑnˈwɛl/). Over the past century in the United States, Manuel has consistently been a favorite choice for boys, ranking within the top 350 names every year since 1900. In recent years, its popularity peaked in 2005 when it reached rank 153 with 2,665 newborns named Manuel.
Pronunciation
German
- Pronunced as mah-NOO-el (/maˈnu̯eːl/)
French
- Pronunced as mah-NWEL (/ma.nwɛl/)
Portuguese
- Pronunced as mahn-WEHL (/mɑnˈwɛl/)
Spanish
- Pronunced as mahn-WELL (/mɑnˈwɛl/)
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Notable People Named Manuel
| Manuel Tinio y Bundoc, the youngest General of the Philippine Revolutionary Army, and Governor of Nueva Ecija, is a key figure in Philippine history. |
| Manuel Belgrano was a prominent Argentine figure known for his role in the country's independence and for designing the flag of Argentina. |
| Manuel Roxas - Manuel Acuña Roxas was a Filipino lawyer and politician who became the fifth president of the Philippines, serving from 1946 until his death in 1948. |
| Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina, also known as MLQ, was a prominent Filipino lawyer, statesman, and the first president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 until his passing in 1944. |
| Manuel Arturo Merino de Lama is a Peruvian politician who briefly served as President of Peru for six days in November 2020 and was previously the President of Congress. |
| Manuel II Palaiologos, also known as Matthew after becoming a monk, was the Byzantine emperor from 1391 to 1425 and is commemorated by the Greek Orthodox Church on July 21. |
| Manuel de Arriaga - Manuel José de Arriaga Brum da Silveira e Peyrelongue was the first elected president of the First Portuguese Republic. |
| Manuel Azaña Díaz was a prominent Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister of the Second Spanish Republic and was the last President of the Republic, known for his leadership during the Spanish Civil War. |
| Manuel Amador Guerrero was the first president of Panama, serving from 1904 to 1908, and was a member of the Conservative Party. |
| Manuel Álvarez Bravo was a self-taught Mexican artistic photographer known for capturing ordinary images in ironic or Surrealistic ways, with his career spanning from the late 1920s to the 1990s and peaking between the 1920s and 1950s. He rejected stereotyping and won numerous awards for his work, ultimately being recognized by the UNESCO Memory of the World registry in 2017. |
| Manuel de Falla y Matheu, a renowned Andalusian Spanish composer and pianist, is considered one of Spain's most important musicians of the first half of the 20th century. |
| Manuel I of Portugal - Manuel I, also known as the Fortunate, was a significant figure in Portuguese history, ruling as King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521 and overseeing a period of extensive expansion of the Portuguese Empire through sponsorship of explorers like Vasco da Gama. |
| Manuel Ávila Camacho was a Mexican politician and military leader who served as the President of Mexico from 1940 to 1946, known for his moderate and unifying national policies. |
| Manuel Uribe Garza was a Mexican man who held the record for being one of the most morbidly obese individuals in recorded history, but he made significant progress in losing weight before his passing in 2014. |
| Manuel Carrasco Galloso is a Spanish-Romani pop singer who gained fame from the reality talent competition Operación Triunfo and has released four successful studio albums. |
