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The Name Manuel - Origin and Meaning of Manuel
  



The Name Manuel - Origin and Meaning of Manuel


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Manuel

Hebrew

Usage of the Name Manuel

Spanish, Portuguese, German, English, Italian, Romanian

Meaning of the Name Manuel

The name Manuel is a Spanish and Portuguese form of Emmanuel. It can also be used as a short form of Emanuel, Emmanuel or Immanuel.

Famous Bearers

This was the name of two Byzantine emperors, Manuel I Komnenos (1118 - 1180) and Manuel II Palaiologos (1350–1425). This was also the name of two kings of Portugal, Manuel I of Portugal (1469 - 1521) and Manuel II of Portugal (1889 - 1932).
Other bearers include Manuel de Falla (1876 - 1946), a Spanish composer; Manuel Orantes (born 1949), a Spanish tennis player; Manuel De Peppe (born 1970), an Italian actor, musician, and composer; Manuel Friedrich (born 1979), a German footballer.

Names Related to Manuel

Refer to the list of names related to Emmanuel.
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