The story behind Manuel
Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Manuel, short for Emanuel.
Other language forms and explanations (1)
French entry
Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Manuel; ultimately from Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵל (imanu'él), from עִמָּנוּ אֵל (imánu él, literally “God is with us”).
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /mɑnˈwɛl/
Regional pronunciation variants
- English; dialect unspecified: /mænˈwɛl/
- French: /ma.nɥɛl/
Popularity
Manuel ranked #371 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Manuel
Manual
A male given name from Spanish: a rare spelling variant of Manuel, sometimes considered erroneous.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- same syllable count
- similar length
Miguel
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Abel
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- same syllable count
- similar length
Angel
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- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- same syllable count
- similar length
Daniel
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- same syllable count
- similar length
Fidel
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Manuel
Abraham
Middle English Abraham English Abraham From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abundio
Borrowed from Latin Abundius. Borrowed from Spanish Abundio.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Adelina
Borrowed from Spanish Adelina.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Manuel
Aaron
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abraham
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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