Emanuel (name)

Emmanuel
Pronunciation /ɪˈmænjuəl/
in singing /-ɛl/[1]
French: [ɛmanɥɛl]
Immanuel
German: [ɪˈmaːnu̯eːl]
Emanuel
Spanish: [emaˈnwel]
Polish: [ɛmaˈnu.ɛl]
Gender Male
Origin
Meaning God with us
Region of origin Ancient Israel
Other names
Alternative spelling Emmanuel, Emmanuil, Immanuel
Variant form(s) Manuel
Nickname(s) Manny

Emanuel, Emmanuel, Emmanuil or Immanuel is a masculine given name or surname derived from the Biblical Hebrew name Immanuel עִמָּנוּאֵל‬, meaning "God with us".

The name is common to both Jewish and Christian naming traditions. The name has many variants, including Emanuele in Italy, Imanol in Basque and Manuel in Portuguese and Spanish.

Immanuel "God (El) with us" is one of the "symbolic names" used by Isaiah, alongside Shearjashub, Maher-shalal-hash-baz, or Pele-joez-el-gibbor-abi-ad-sar-shalom. It has no particular meaning in Jewish messianism.[2] By contrast, the name based on its use in Isaiah 7:14 has come to be read as a prophecy of the Christ in Christian theology following Matthew 1:23, where Immanuel (Ἐμμανουὴλ) is glossed as μεθ ἡμῶν ὁ Θεός (KJV: "God with us").

List of people with the name

Given name

Medieval

Early Modern

Modern

Surname

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, ISBN 9781405881180
  2. ↑ "IMMANUEL". jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/. JewishEncyclopedia.com. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
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