The story behind Manual
A male given name from Spanish: a rare spelling variant of Manuel, sometimes considered erroneous.
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): M AE1 N Y UW0 AH0 L
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Manual ranked #11678 in US for 2010.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Manual
Manuel
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Abel
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- Gender
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- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Angel
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- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Daniel
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- Gender
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- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
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- Gender
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Manual
Abraham
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abundio
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Adelina
Borrowed from Spanish Adelina.
- Gender
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- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
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- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Manual
Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
- Gender
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- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abundio
Borrowed from Latin Abundius. Borrowed from Spanish Abundio.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length