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What does Manuel mean?
Manuel 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced mahn-WEL. It is of Spanish and Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Manuel is "God is with us". Short form of Emmanuel. Manolito was one of Spain's greatest matadors. Shoe designer Manolo Blahnik; artist Manuel Ocampo; baseball player Manny Ramirez.
STARTS WITH Ma-
ASSOCIATED WITH greatest
Variations
VARIANTS Mannie, Manny, Mano, Manolito, Manolo, Manuelo
RELATIONS VIA EMMANUEL, MANOLO Emanual, Emanuel, Emanuele, Emonuel, Imanuel, Immanuel▲, Man, Manoel, Manola, Manollo, Manual, Manuela
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Manuel Kainoa (M.K.), ..
How popular is Manuel?
Manuel is a very prominent first name for males (#110 out of 1220, Top 9%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#1337 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Manuel reached its apex rank of #115 in the U.S. in the 1920s, and is at #289 currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Emanuel (#428 LAST YEAR), Emmanuel (#159), Immanuel (#989), Man, Mannie, Manny, Manolo (#1869) and Manual are the prominent related forms of Manuel (#289) listed in the Top 2000. Adoption of these relations of Manuel was more pronounced among parents in the year 2005 (ADOPTION OF 0.33%) and is almost as conventional today (ADOPTION 0.26%, ▼23.3%), but with the form Manuel becoming less fashionable. Manuel has been the most recognizable form, though Emmanuel is currently more frequently used.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Daniel▼, Dannel, Dantel, Danyel, Haniel, Hansel, Hanyel, Hanzel, Kaniel, Macniel, Mandel, Mandell, Manlea (see Manley), Manley, Manly, Mansel, Mansell, Manten (see Manton), Manus, Manvel, Marcel▲, Mardel, Markel, Marquel, Martel, Marvel, Mendel, Miguel, Miquel, Montel, Pauel, Rancel, Randel and Samuel. These names tend to be less frequently used than Manuel.
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