Manuel - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Manuel \m(a)-nuel\ is pronounced mahn-WEL. It is of Spanish origin. Short form of Emmanuel (Hebrew) "with us is God". Manolito was one of Spain's greatest matadors. Shoe designer Manolo Blahnik; artist Manuel Ocampo; baseball player Manny Ramirez.

Manuel has 6 variant forms: Mannie, Manny, Mano, Manolito, Manolo and Manuelo.

Baby names that sound like Manuel are Manual, Manley and Manlea.

Manuel is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Manuel. Click here to compare Manuel with related baby names.