Manuel - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Manuel \m(a)-

is pronounced mahn-WEL. It is of Spanish origin. Short form of Emmanuel (Hebrew) "God is with us". 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 common first name for men (#110 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#1198 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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