Comments for the name Manuel

Comments for MANUEL:

This name is also very common in Germany, as well as its female form "Manuela". The nickname for both forms is "Manu". [noted -ed]

-- Evaria  8/9/2005

It's also used to a lesser extent in German and Swedish.

-- JManuelS  9/22/2005

Manuel Göttsching: German musician, member of the group Ash Ra Tempel with Klaus Schulze. Important figure in the development of electronica.

Manuel Andrack: editor in chief of the German late night show Harald Schmidt Show.

Manuel Reuter: German racing car driver

-- JManuelS  9/22/2005

Manuel is the name of the Spanish waiter on the sitcom "Fawlty Towers".

-- Anonymous User  12/19/2005

Manuel is the name a one of the best hitters in Major League Baseball: Manny Ramirez.

-- manfred24lover  2/18/2006

The n is this name is hard to pronounce. You end up saying mamwell.

-- Anonymous User  2/27/2006

Listen to the German pronunciation of Manuel here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html.

-- _satu_  10/24/2006

It is also used in Romania. [noted -ed]

-- Anonymous User  8/13/2007

Manuel, as you noted, comes from Emmanuel or Immanuel, but you didn't note it's meaning or Hebrew-biblical origin: "God with us." According to the bible, New American Standard, Matthew 1:23.

-- smaraya63  7/19/2008

In Portuguese it's pronounced [muh-noo-ELL]. The common short form is Manel [muh-NELL]

-- SugarPlumFairy  12/11/2010

Manuel Bayeu (1740-1809) was a Spanish painter.

-- Anonymous User  9/9/2011

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