Manuel (name)

Manuel is a male given name originating in the Hebrew name Immanu'el (עִמָּנוּאֵל, which means "God with us."[1] It was possibly brought from the Byzantine Empire (as Μανουήλ) to Spain and Portugal, where it has been used since at least the 13th century.[2] Manuel is popular in Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Romanian, Greek (Latinized), Polish and Dutch where Manny or Manu is used as a nickname.

Middle Ages

Early modern

Modern given name

Surname

  • Charlie Manuel (born in 1944), American baseball manager
  • EJ Manuel (born 1990), American football player
  • Herman E. Manuel (1849–1918), American politician
  • Jacques-Antoine Manuel (1775–1827), French politician
  • Jerry Manuel (born in 1953), American baseball manager
  • Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena (1232–1328), Spanish noble and medieval writer, son of Infante Manuel of Castile
  • Laurent Manuel (born 1986), American association football (soccer) player
  • Louis Pierre Manuel (1751–1793), political figure of the French Revolution
  • Niklaus Manuel (~1484–1530), Swiss painter
  • Peter Manuel (1927–1958), American-born Scottish serial killer
  • Richard Manuel (1943–1986), Canadian composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist with The Band
  • Rob Manuel (born 1973), English developer/producer of humorous/miscellaneous web content
  • Rod Manuel (born 1974), American football player
  • Simone Manuel (born 1996), American swimmer
  • Vic Manuel (born 1987), Filipino basketball player

Fictional characters

See also

References

  1. jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/. JewishEncyclopedia.com
  2. http://www.behindthename.com/name/manuel
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